Description
As dawn broke on that first Christmas morning, the sun rose on a new era: God's king had come to earth to bring about his kingdom.
Join Sinclair Ferguson as he opens up the first two chapters of Matthew's Gospel in these daily devotions for Advent. Each day’s reflection is full of insight and application, and will help you to arrive at Christmas Day awed by God's redeeming grace and refreshed by the hope of God’s promised king.
Contents
Introduction
Part One: The Family History
1. Jesus ben David, ben Abraham
2. "The Hopes and Fears of All the Years"
3. Cherchez la Femme
Part Two: The Family
4. A Virgin Conception
5. Joseph’s Waking Nightmare
6. A Heavenly Messenger
7. “Good Tidings of Comfort"
8. What’s in a Name?
9. “Isaiah Hath Foretold Him”
10. The Way of Obedience
11. Joseph’s Restraint
Part Three: The Visitors
12. Wise Men from the East
13. A Dangerous Turning
14. Knowing Without Going
15. Can You Trust a Herod?
16. Following a Star
17. Finding Christ
18. A Divine Warning
Part Four: The Journeys
19. Saved by a Dream
20. A Pattern Repeated
21. The Child Pogrom
22. Prophecy Fulfilled
23. Going Home
24. Jesus the Nazarene
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