SON OF DAVID, SON OF GOD O Come, Emmanuel

ADVENT

Advent adventus coming O come, O come!

Emmanuel An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said. “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he willsave his people from their sins.” All this too place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: Look, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” Matthew 1:20-23

Immanuel, name of child Sign to Ahaz by Isaiah during siege by Israel and Damascus Hebrew=God with us The Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, a young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and you shall name him, Immanuel…By the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good…the land before whose two kings you are now in dread will be deserted. Isaiah 7:14-16

David “a man after God’s own heart” 1 Samuel 13:14

mesiah anointed one Messiah David, anointed by the prophet Samuel and receives the Spirit (1 Samuel 16:13)

God’s Promise to David Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me; your throne shall be established forever. 2 Samuel 7:16

A root shall come out from the stump of Jesse, And a branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord… With righteousness he shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth. Isaiah 11:1-4

Babylonian Exile, 587 BCE Babylonian army tore down Jerusalem’s walls Temple is destroyed Independent kingdom of Judah ended Davidic kingship ended Leaders of Judah carried away in two deportations

How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? Psalm 137:4

Exile realities in our own time: Polarized politics and populations Terrorist ideologies and conflicts Mistrust and mistreatment of the ‘other’ Ebola fears Environmental damage Economic uncertainty Shrinking church membership and influence

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and cry to her that her warfare is ended, her iniquity is pardoned. A voice cries out: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, The uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed. Isaiah

MEMORY Look to the rock from which you were hewn, the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who bore you. Isaiah 50:1-2

Incline your ear, and come to me; Listen, so you may live. I will continue with you an everlasting covenant, My steadfast, sure love for David. Isaiah 55:3

VISION I am about to do a new thing; Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.