The Great Day Jackson Snyder, 1992 from Oswald Sanders
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Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is
Christ the Lord. (OT Reading Is 9:6-8)
The
ENTIRE verse gathers around the word "Savior." We are told:
1. WHO
was to come:
a) CHRIST, the messiah,
long-predicted, God-appointed, God-anointed; fulfiller of the covenants of
Abraham, David, and the prophets
b) LORD, kurioV, the NT synonym for YAHWEH -
the Christ is the Almighty.
2.
HOW he came - "to you is born":
a) it makes motherhood holy; b) womanhood is honored;
c) humanity is dignified, bound up
with God;
d) proves the real manhood of Christ,
spanning the gulf
3.
WHERE born - "in the city of David":
a) where Jacob's dear Rachel died in
the birth of Bethlehem;
b) gentle Ruth gleaned, & became a
wife;
c) David's birthplace - where he
learned harp, sing psalms and toss stones.
4.
WHEN born - "this day":
a) such news for expectant
shepherds;
b) how condemning for us today.
5.
WHY born - "a Savior":
a) would angels be required to
announce the birth of a philosopher, statesman?
b) No! Only for the titanic tidings of a
Savior of humanity from sin, death, disease, and hell.
6.
To WHOM did he come? a) To lowly
Bedouin, the poorest of the poor, the least of the brethren; b) to show that
nobody could be excluded from his salvation.
7. WHAT feelings should be ours: "For unto you." The conj. connects this verse with the previous, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of a great joy..."