God With Us
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History
History
Historical:
Received Word from The Lord - Promises
Israel to return from exile
Will be established as a Nation (land, borders)
God will appoint a King
From the Davidic line
will rule with justice, mercy, strength
will Lead among the nations
will overthrow any oppressor
NOW:
The only promise fulfilled: return from exile
Still under dominion by Rome (Gentiles)
Still no King, no Ruler
Society lacks justice, mercy, strength
Israel is NOT a ruler among the nations
The people are oppressed & taxed
Immanuel
Immanuel
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
Immanuel: “God With Us”
ILLUSTRATION: RUSSELL HERMAN'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
In 1994, a 67-year-old carpenter named Russell Herman died in Marion, Illinois. In his last will and testament he bequeathed the following:
• $2.4 billion to the town of Cave-In-Rock
• $2.4 billion to the city of East St. Louis
• $1.5 billion for projects in southeastern Illinois
And in a final act of unprecedented generosity, he left $6 trillion to the Federal Reserve to pay off the national debt (it would take a lot more today because the debt is now over $14 trillion). There was only one problem: at the time of his death, the only thing Mr. Herman actually owned was a 1983 Oldsmobile.
Russell Herman may not have left behind anything of monetary value, but he did leave us all with a good reminder: you can’t give away what you don’t possess.
The bottom line is that he did not have the resources to make any of this a reality. Not so with God. He has all the means to make good on all His promises. Our big idea today is this: In a world of broken promises, God can be counted on.