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arabera Kenneth Yeo 8 years ago

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2016-12-04 Advent w1d6

The passage centers around a transformative period where light and divine glory dispel darkness, symbolizing hope and renewal. It describes a vision of unity and gathering, where people from distant lands come together, bringing gifts and wealth as offerings.

2016-12-04 Advent w1d6

Celebrating Advent

Week 1

Day 1 - Monday

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

Method of establishment

Zeal

time frame

until forever

from his birth

values

in righteousness

in justice

process

will uphold it

will establish it

In the line of David

Authorithy

Government

On his shoulders

For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

helps those in distress

Wonderful Counselor

is Eternal

is Father

Everlasting Father

is God

Mighty God

Gender

Is a son

Birth

Will be born as a child

is a Peacemaker

increase

no end

Prince

People

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined. You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder. For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian. For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

no more war

day of Midian example

Israel's weapons not needed to be used (burned)

garment rolled in blood

boot of warrior

similarity of joy in response, as much as nations are multiplied, joy has increased

Israel's joy compared to weights lifted

rod of oppressor broken

staff from shoulder lifted

Yoke of burden lifted

divide of plunder after the war

joy of harvest

similarity of Light shining in the Darkeness

Gift of God - Hope

seen great light, light has shine

State of People - Despair

Darkness, Living in Shadow of death

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined. You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder. For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian. For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this. Isa 9:2‭-‬7 WEB http://bible.com/206/isa.9.2-7.WEB

Day 2 - Tuesday
Prophecy of Jesus'

Kingdom

They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

Reason

because earth filled with knowledge of God as the waters cover the sea

Location

God's Holy mountain

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them. The cow and the bear will graze. Their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.

God's logic vs man's logic (reversed)

Contrast of Child to Predator and Prey

Fearless

Example 5

weaned child

will put his hand

on the viper’s den

Example 4

nursing child

will play near

a cobra’s hole,

Unity

Example 3

eat straw

ox

lion

Example 2

graze and lie down together

bear and young ones

cow and young ones

Leadership

a little child

will lead

Example 1

the young lion

The calf

the fattened calf together

Contrast of Strength

leopard

lie down with

young goat

wolf

live with

lamb

Attributes

Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.

attachment

belt of his waist

faithfulness

Righteousness

Actions

He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

Judgement

but

The wicked

he will kill

with the breath of his lips

The earth

he will strike

with the rod of his mouth

For the humble

he will decide

with equity

To the poor

he will judge the poor

with righteousness

not by

the hearing of his ears

sight of his eyes

Identity of spirit

Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh.

spirit of the fear of Yahweh

His delight

spirit of knowledge of Yahweh

spirit of counsel and might

spirit of wisdom and understanding

Belong to Yahweh (God)

Origin

A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.

Jesus the branch

from root of Jesse

Jesus the shoot

from stock of Jesse

A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit. Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist. The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them. The cow and the bear will graze. Their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea. Isa 11:1‭-‬9 WEB http://bible.com/206/isa.11.1-9.WEB

Day 3 - Wednesday

Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel. He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.

Jesus

then

he

will be great

to the ends of the earth

will live

shall shepherd in

Yahweh

is God of

's

Majesty

strength

shall stand

Jesus brothers

return to

children of Israel

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times. Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth.

Bethlehem Ephrathah

God will abondon

until birth of Christ

out will come ruler of Israel

whose going outs

of old from ancient times

location of Jesus birth

Insignificant city because

its small among the clans of Judah

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times. Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel. He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth. Mic 5:2‭-‬4 WEB http://bible.com/206/mic.5.2-4.WEB

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Day 4 - Thursday
Prophecy of Jesus

Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore will I give him a portion with the great, and he will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

what God done

reward Jesus

reason

he prayed for sinners (like intercession of a priest)

his death count was with sinnners (not the righteous)

willingly died

poured out soul to many

divide the plunder with the strong

give him a portion with the great

justify the world (many)

bore the sins of many

through testimony (knowledge) of Jesus

righteous servant will justify many

will not die (raised from the dead)

see light and be satisfied

pleasure prosper in hands

prolong his days

see his offspring

made Jesus suffer (not plans of man)

caused him to suffer

God's feelings

pleased

like pleased by offering of sin

Jesus justifies world

But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth. He was taken away by oppression and judgment; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people? They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

as for those who persecuted Jesus

they killed him together with sinners

although he was innocent

they could not comprehend that he died for our sins

if not they would not do so

like sheep (lamb)

Jesus the solution (substitution / sacrificial lamb)

abandoned

taken away by oppression and judgment

attitude

he didn’t open his mouth

Jesus knew that he had to die for the sins of the world so he did not open his mouth

oppressed

Justification action by God (Yahweh)

on him laid our sins

we the problem (blemished lamb)

gone astray

and restored us

our healing

our peace

he suffered

his punishment

he was crushed

he was pierced

because of our sins

for our inqunities

for our transgression

World condems Jesus

yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.

afflicted

struck by God

Jesus lifted yoke of world

Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering;

carried our suffering

World do not accept Jesus

He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.

Negative - Rejection of Jesus

Positive - Jesus took our suffering and sickness

borne our sickness

Carried our suffering

not desired

sight

no beauty

no majesty

no good looks

disease

acquainted with disease

suffering

rejected

not respected

despised

men hide their faces

Negative - Not well perceived

World perceives Jesus appearance

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

growth compared to plant

root

out of dry ground

tender

Prophecy of People who follow Jesus

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth. He was taken away by oppression and judgment; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people? They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore will I give him a portion with the great, and he will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isa 53:1‭-‬12 WEB http://bible.com/206/isa.53.1-12.WEB

Day 5 - Friday
Prophecy before the day

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

God will send Elijah the prophet

lest God strike the earth with a curse

to turn

hearts of

children to fathers

fathers to children

terrible

Great

To remember

“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.

commanded to Moses

in Horeb for all Israel

Ordinances

Statues

law

Prophecy of the day

“For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace; and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, will be stubble; and the day that comes will burn them up,” says Yahweh of Armies, “that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall. You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says Yahweh of Armies.

effect on you

tread down the wicked

they will be ashes under the soles of your feet

go out, and leap like calves of the stall

the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings

fear my name

effect on them

will burn up, will be stubble

leave them no branch

leave them no root

who

work wickedness

are proud

type of day

says Yahweh of Armies

the day that he make

burns as a furnace,

comes

Malachi 4:1-6

“For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace; and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, will be stubble; and the day that comes will burn them up,” says Yahweh of Armies, “that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall. You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Mal 4:1‭-‬6 WEB http://bible.com/206/mal.4.1-6.WEB

Day 6 - Saturday
Prophecy

Reversal of Human Ways

The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified. The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord ; in its time I will hasten it.

effect

God's perfect timing

accelation in his time

multiplication

smallest one a mighty nation

least shall be a clan

for God

that I might be glorified

by God

the work of God's hands

a branch of God's planting

people of Judah / God's people

possess the land forever

shall all be righteous

days of mourning

shall be ended

new

the Lord / your God will be your glory, the everlasting light

night

moon with draw itself

day

sun no more go down

old

Night

moon

Day

sun

Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

God will make

taskmasters

becomes righteousness

overseers

become peace

grouped by similar colour and decreasing value

silver, iron, stones

gold, bronze, wood

gold has the highest value

high, medium, low value

original word

iron

instead of stones

bronze

instead of wood

silver

instead of iron

instead of bronze

Nursing Illustration

You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord , am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Trading Illustration

A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord . All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house. Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful. Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord , the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age.

alter sacrifices

aroma

I will beautify my beautiful house.

accepted

they shall come up with acceptance on my altar

land animal sacrifices

rams of Nebaioth

shall minister to you

flocks of Kedar

shall be gathered to you

transportation

goods

the praises of the Lord

bring good news

bring

frankincense

gold

vehicle

camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba

Light to Glory Similarity Illustration

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

you

You shall

and be

radiant

sea

because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

heart

your heart shall thrill and exult,

Command

You

Lift up eyes all around

see

they

your daughters shall be carried on the hip

your sons shall come from afar

come to you

all gather together

Effect on

them

kings

to brightness of your rising

nations

come to light

seen glory

his glory will be seen

the Lord

will arise

darkness

thick darkness

cover the peoples

shall cover the earth

rising glory

of the Lord

risen

upon you

light

has come

to you

Word

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord . All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house. Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful. Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord , the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age. You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord , am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified. The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord ; in its time I will hasten it. ISA 60:1‭-‬22 ESV http://bible.com/59/isa.60.1-22.ESV

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Lectio Divina
Contemplatio - Contemplate in silence

Draw deeper communion with God

let go of everything but you awareness of and love for Him

awareness shift from self to God

Oratio - Respond in prayer and action
Meditato - Read aloud the passage 3rd reading

How am I to view God in a different way

Is there a promise here that changes how I view my life?

Specific sin been identified that needs to be addressed?

Is here and example I need to follow?

Commands need to obey God

Lord speaking to me in present situation

Why hear this word?

Lectio - Read aloud 1st and 2nd reading

listen to words that strike you

Preparatory

Spiritual - Short Prayer

Physical - Alert, Attentive, Aware