(I am very sorry about not posting consistently the past few days - I have had ISP issues)Isaiah 9:6-7 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Just as God used the Law to show us our need for a savior, the Old Testament prophets called the people to repentance and to look forward to the coming Messiah. Also, further evidence that God had planned Christmas long before that night in Bethlehem can be seen through the writings of the Old Testament prophets. His birth in Bethlehem, his rejection by the Jews, and even the exact day he would come riding into Jerusalem on a colt. Even the details of his crucifixion were laid out in Psalm 22. Nothing caught God by surprise - it was all part of his plan.
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