Sunday, December 21, 2025
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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