Read This: Luke 2:21 The Jews used names to describe a person’s character, role in the community, or relation to an event. Abraham was the father of multitudes. Jacob was renamed Israel — having power with God — after his night of wrestling with the angel (Genesis 32:28). Before Mary was even pregnant an […]
Tag: following jesus
Following Jesus • 14 / The Significance of Light
Read This: Luke 2:8-20 When you stop at a friend’s house and everything is dark, it means they’re not there. No lights, nobody home. That’s how it was in Israel. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s presence was signaled by light. Whether in the temple, through the prophets, or by divine intervention, light meant God was there. […]
paulsanthouse.com 