THE FIRST BORN LAMB OF GOD
Sunday Morning: December
24, 2000
Text:
Luke 2:1-5
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2. (And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3. And all
went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4. And Joseph also went
up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the
city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house
and lineage of David:)”
Genesis 35:19
"And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is
Bethlehem."
1 Samuel 17:15
"But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at
Bethlehem."
John 7:42
"Hath not the scripture said, That
Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of
Bethlehem, where David was?"
Matthew 2:4-6
"And when he (king Herod) had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be
born. 5. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus
it is written by the prophet, 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."
Micah 5:2
"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."
Luke 2:5-7 “To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with
child. 6. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered. 7. And she brought forth
her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Exodus 13:2
"Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb
among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is
mine."
Luke 2:10-12 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all [the] people
(the nation of Israel). 11. For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12. And this
shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger."
Luke 1:31-33
"And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name JESUS. 32. He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David: 33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end."
Luke 2:21-22
"And when eight days were
accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22.
And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses
were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the
Lord;
Leviticus 12:2-4
"Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived
seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days;
according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be
unclean. 3. And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be
circumcised. 4. And she shall then continue in the blood of
her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing,
nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled."
Luke 2:39
"And when they had performed all things according to
the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth."
Matthew 2:8
"And he (Herod) sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and
when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and
worship him also."
DEPARTED TO EGYPT
Matthew 2:13 “And when they (wise men) were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
Matthew 2:19
“But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,”
BACK
TO NAZARETH AGAIN
Matthew 2:22-23
"But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of
his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being
warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene."
Luke 2:22-23
"And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses
were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the
Lord; 23. (As it is written in the law of the
Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)"
Numbers 18:15
"Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring
unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine:
nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the
firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem."
Numbers 18:17
"But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the
firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou
shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for
an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD."
John 1:29
"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
John 6:32-35 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the
true bread from heaven. 33. For the bread of God is he which
cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34. Then said
they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35. And Jesus said
unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh [present
active] to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth [present
active] on me shall never thirst."