Tuesday, December
21, 2021
Matt 2:6
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people,
Israel.
There are actually two
towns named Bethlehem in the Bible. One is
Bethlehem, or Beit-Lahm, means “house of flesh or bread.” It was the birthplace of another
king named David (1 Samuel 16:4-13). There is a church still existing, built by
Constantine the Great (A.D. 330), called the "Church of the
Nativity," over a grotto or cave called the "holy crypt," and
said to be the "stable" in which Jesus was born. This is perhaps the
oldest existing Christian church in the world. (From
In the margin of my
old red-backed Bible there is an explanation that the word “rule”
used in Matthew 2:6 is the Greek word poimanei which actually means “to tend
as a shepherd; to feed.” This is the work of the shepherd king. Well-fed was
well led and it reminds us of the benefits mentioned in Psalm 23.
God favors the
insignificant. He loves to pit David against Goliath. He prefers
Gideon and his handful of soldiers with pitchers and lamps. He loved
Mic 5:2
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be
ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
O Little Town Of
Words: Phillips Brooks
Music: "
O little town of
Above thy deep and
dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark
streets shineth the everlasting Light.
The hopes and fears of
all the years are met in thee tonight.
O holy Child of
Cast out our sin, and
enter in, be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas
angels the great glad tidings tell.
O come to us, abide
with us, our Lord Emmanuel!
Dear Lord, favor your small and insignificant servants today. AMEN
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