23.12.19 “Christmas Hope in Despair” (Isaiah 7,8; 2 Kings 17)

Episode 231219 December 18, 2023 00:08:02
23.12.19 “Christmas Hope in Despair” (Isaiah 7,8; 2 Kings 17)
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23.12.19 “Christmas Hope in Despair” (Isaiah 7,8; 2 Kings 17)

Dec 18 2023 | 00:08:02

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Show Notes

 

With Christmas weekend approaching, we're going to pause our journey through the life and times of Samuel, leaving the Ark of the Covenant of the God of Israel in the home of Abinadab, in the town of Kiriath Jearim, as we saw yesterday in 1 Samuel 7:1,2.  For the next few days, from this very same area in Israel, let's roll time forward and journey toward Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus. Moving from the days of Samuel forward about 300 years, we come again to a time of great turmoil throughout the land. Israel had turned far away from God, as they had in Samuel's time.

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    Today's Scriptures are Isaiah 7,8; 2 Kings 17. Choose below to read or listen.​​Isaiah 7​​Isaiah 8​​2 Kings 17

Pastor Doug Anderson    Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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