10: The joy of the Lord can be found in the midst of business. Great works for God can bring a great joy to the heart of the worker. Personal Journal Entry #12099Prayer Journal Entry #12099Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 8:1-11:27Prasie Journal Entry #12059: Heavenly Father, Your Joy is perfect. Your way is a blessing.…
17: The quotation comes from Jeremiah 31:15.18: Before the birth of Christ, Bethlehem, and the nearby city of Rama, were though of in connection with the death of Rachel. Just as in the captivity, Rachel is seen figuratively as the mother of the nation, who weeps for her children. She is ‘heard’ here because Bethlehem…
14: It is quite likely that the gift of the Magi enabled Joseph to take this trip. Otherwise, there is a good chance that he would not have been able to afford it. They took their journey at night to avoid anyone knowing exactly what way they had gone.15: This is from Hosea 11:1, which…
13: On four occasions Joseph received communication from God in a dream. The whole plan had already been thought out. God knew exactly what would happen, and exactly how it would happen.Personal Journal Entry #12096Prayer Journal Entry #12096Daily Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 28:1-31:13Praise Journal Entry #12056: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your knowledge. It provides us with such…
10: These men were happy to see the star again. Not only had they lost sight of it for a time, and had now regained it; but also, it was obviously indicating the exact location of their destination.11: The presents were those fit for a king. The wise men, however, being led by the star, were not…
9: It is evident by this that the star was placed there by God, and that it was no ordinary star. It justifies their efforts to find the child. Personal Journal Entry #12094Prayer Journal Entry #12094Daily Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 22:1-24:22Praise Journal Entry #12054: Heavenly Father, You are worthy of any effort we may give…
8: Perhaps the wise men began to sense the true intentions of Herod at this point. False piety is often easy to detect. Personal Journal Entry #12093Prayer Journal Entry #12093Daily Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 19:1-21:15Praise Journal Entry #12053: Heavenly Father, Lord God Almighty, who made heaven and earth and all that is in them. You…
7: It is amazing what pains people will take to maintain their power. When men think that they must maintain their rule by their own schemes, rather than the will of the people, or God, they will work very hard at it. Diligence is thus not always a sign of virtue. Personal Journal Entry #12092Prayer Journal Entry #12092Daily Bible Reading: 1 Samuel…
5: This citation refers to Micah 5:2. It is amazing that a generation may know so much about scripture, and yet turn a deaf ear to the Messiah.6: In Micah Bethlehem is called Bethlehem Ephratah, whereas Matthew says Bethlehem in the land of Judah. In both cases they were referring to the same place. The name Ephratah had fallen out of use by…
3: Herod was troubled because of his present position. He was the king of the Jews, but was not Jewish. He was an Edomite, from Esau. He was also in power at the will of the Romans. These two factors would make him fear any supposed king arising from the Jews themselves, especially if it…