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 […]
The Hope of the Ages
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:5, 6. Through the long centuries of “trouble and darkness” and “dimness of anguish” (Isaiah […]
Sacrifices and Ordinances Revealed God’s Divine Love
Every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 10:11, 12, RSV. In patriarchal times the sacrificial offerings connected with divine worship constituted a […]
