A Spotless Example
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15. The life of Christ had been so secluded at Nazareth that the world did not know Him as the Son of God—their Redeemer. He […]
An Obedient Son to Earthly Parents
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself. Philippians 2:8. How great must be the humiliation of the Son of God, that He should live in the despised and wicked town of Nazareth. The most holy place upon earth would have been greatly honored by the presence of the world’s Redeemer a single […]
Jesus Keeps His First Passover
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. Luke 2:41, 42. Joseph and Mary went up to Jerusalem every year to the feast of the Passover, according to the requirements of the […]
The Wise Men Welcome Him
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? Matthew 2:1, 2. The King of glory stooped low to take humanity; and angels, who had witnessed His splendor in […]
To Be a Prophet
The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken. Deuteronomy 18:15. The hope of Israel was embodied in the promise made at the time of the call of Abraham, and afterward repeated again and again to his posterity, […]
The True Character of God in Christ
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15, RSV. The enmity referred to in the prophecy in Eden was not to be confined merely to Satan and the Prince of life. It was to be […]
