A Special Star created in the Heavens
Numbers 24:17
"...A Star shall come out of Jacob and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel"
I've had a renewed joy in studying new details about the season of Christ's birth.
I've been reading a book that includes narratives by Rabbi Jason Sobel, Messianic Jew.
As he shares knowledge of Hebrew meanings to words, areas of the Bible and significance of details as it pertains to the daily life of the people living in The Holy Land B.C. and after Christ, I truly find a renewal in my soul and in my faith realizing God's supreme purpose in every detail of creation and life. This in itself helps me today in my own life...reminding my mind and heart to not worry about how things are going to work out at the end of the day. It's all in God's hands.
When I researched "Sceptre" as it pertains to Jesus Christ, several things came into my view like a Sceptre is a rod or staff (Shepherd's Crook). It is a sovereign symbol of supreme authority. Ofcourse it is! The Son of God, King of Kings and "man child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, be called up unto God and to his throne" as found in Revelations 12:5 establishing our Saviour's authority.
Wise men were led to the Christ child by a Star
Matthew 2:9
This Star "went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was"
Curiously I've wondered about the Bethlehem Star. After researching I've discovered it really was a supernatural event, a supernova. Normally stars do not move in the sky as they rise in the East and set in the West and circle around celestial poles. The Virgin Birth itself was a supernatural event and cannot be explained by natural laws. So, it should not be surprising that the Birth of the Son of God would be accompanied by a supernatural sign in the Heavens that was previously mentioned in Numbers 24:17, a detail allowed by God.
Nativity in Bethlehem
A Holy Delivery Room...a Birthing Cave for sacrificial lambs was kept in a state of ritual purity since these lambs were used as sacrifices in the temple and male lambs born around Bethlehem would be used for the Passover (Rabbi Jason).
The shepherds...oh the special shepherds, were Levitical Shepherds, who guarded their sheep used for sacrifices in the temple in Jerusalem, were given a message by an angel of the Lord..."For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord". Luke 2:11
"And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes...
lying the a manger." Luke 2:12
This is a beautiful Scripture to me now realizing how special and significant the "swaddling clothes" were in the eyes of the people beholding their first view of the Christ child. The clothes were cloths used for swaddling sacrificial lambs to keep them clean and prevent blemishes before taking them to the temple. It is believed by Hebrew scholars that these cloths were made from Jewish Priests' tunics. Any priestly garment would not be destroyed even though it was badly stained. It would be used for another holy purpose like making wicks for a menorah or swaddling cloths for the sacrificial lambs. YES, God takes care of all details.
Luke 2:13-14
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
I hope you do your own research into the word of God and find your own answers. What I've read recently has opened my mind to the beauty and significance of God's order of things that happen and are to come. Keeping your faith strong requires going to the Source...Almighty God and His Word.
Merry Christmas With Love
