Text: Isaiah 9:1-7
Who can fully grasp the joy and relief that was experienced many years ago when Jesus was born, to know that it was not merely the birth of a baby, but the presence of God that had come to dwell with man. Yes, He is Immanuel – God with us – and the story of Christmas shouts aloud to us today that “God is Here.” As we study the birth of Jesus over the next four weeks, we pray that God captures our attention and affection with the same awe and wonder that many experienced that first Christmas. We begin today by looking at several of the Old Testament prophecies that have all been fulfilled in one Person – the Christ Child born in Bethlehem.