Daily Dose of the Word of God - Matthew 2: 3-8

Kyle Olson, Technical Director

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Welcome to Elmhurst CRC's Daily Dose of the Word of God. It's Kyle Olson and I serve here as the Technical Director at ECRC. It's Wednesday, December 4, and it's Advent. What can I give him? Today's reading is from Matthew 2, verses 3 through 8.

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King Herod began to hear rumors of the wise men’s quest, and he, and all of his followers in Jerusalem, were worried. So Herod called all of the leading Jewish teachers, the chief priests and head scribes, and he asked them where Hebrew tradition claimed the long-awaited Anointed One would be born.  Scribes and Priests: An ancient Hebrew prophet, Micah, said this: But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no poor relation—For from your people will come a Ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel. From that prophecy we learn that the Savior would be born in the town of Bethlehem, in the province of Judea. This information in hand, Herod orders the wise men to come to his chambers in secret; and when they arrive, Herod quizzes them. Herod called the wise men to him, demanding to know the exact time the special star had appeared to them. Then Herod sent them to Bethlehem.  Herod: Go to Bethlehem and search high and low for this Savior child; and as soon as you know where He is, report it to me so that I may go and worship Him.

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Let's pray. Lord, thank you for today. Thank you for your word. Thank you for your prophecy. Thank you for the reality of the Bible that it can speak truths to us no matter what time, place, language and even faith in this time of Advent. Lord, help us to seek that wonder - to seek the star, to seek this little baby that came to earth to be with us to experience what we experience, and to show us the way. In your name, amen.