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I. A Prophecy of theMessiah (Isa. 11:1-9)

1. Branch of Jesse (v.1)

And there shall come forth a rod out of the

stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of hisroots. Sprout is a sign that the roots have life that will be

renewed.

God promised that a green sprout would come forth

from the roots of the stump of Jesse, Davids father. However after the exile, Judah had no ruling king of

Davids Line

Thebirth of Jesus fulfilled that promise.

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The Spirit of the Lord (v2)

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of

wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,

the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

3 pairs of characteristics of the Spirits presence

Special wisdom and understanding

Good counsel and the power to accomplish the counsel

Magnify the knowledge and fear of the Lord.

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Scriptures proving that

the spirits presence isupon Jesus

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35)

The Spirit descended on Him in a special way at His

baptism (Luke 3:22)

When Jesus began His ministry, He quoted Isaiah 61:1,The spirit of the Lord is upon me (Luke 4:18)

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Righteous Judge (Isa. 11:3-5)

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of

the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,

neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and

reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall

smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the

breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and

faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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Righteous Judge

The Messiah would base His judgements

not on outward appearances (v3) He would provide justice for the poor and

meek; and He would condemn the wicked

with His word (v4) He would be girded with righteousness and

truth (v5)

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Reign of Peace (vv. 6-9)

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the

leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and

the young lion and the fatling together; and a littlechild shall lead them.

People will turn their implements of war into

implements of peace (2:4)

They will burn the bloody garments of warfare (9:5)

Nature itself will be remade; and a little child will

lead them all (11:6)

The earth shall be full of the knowledge of theLord, as the water covers the sea.

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Studying Isa. 11:1-9

God promised that a green sprout would come forth from

the roots of the stump of Jesse, Davids father (Isa. 11:1).He would be endowed with the Spirit of the Lord and with

all the qualities of that Spirit (v2). He would become a

righteous Judge, who provides justice and deliverance for

the poor and who condemns the wicked by His righteous

word (vv. 3-5). His reign of peace will mean that nature will

be remade and the whole earth will be filled with the

knowledge of God (vv. 6-9)

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II. The Birth of the Savior(Luke 2:1-20)

(v1-5) Explains how it was that Joseph and Mary

happened to be in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.

(v6-7) Jesus came to be born in a manger.

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Announcements to theshepherds (Luke 2:8-14)

God chose to announce the birth of His Son to shepherdson a hillside, not in the homes of the rich and famous.

(v8)

The shepherds were understandably afraid when suddenly

the glory of the Lord shone round about them (v9)

The word translated bring good tidings in verse 10 is

often translated preach the gospel

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Jesus was the Messiah who fulfilled Gods

promise to David of an everlasting kingdom..(v11) Savior- He came to save people from sin and

death.

Christ- Greek version of the Hebrew Messiah

Lord- Title used by the Gentiles and Jews to their

God.

The newborn King is a sign for the truth of the

angels announcement. (v12)

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The angels were praising God for what He

was doing in sending His Son to be theSavior.(vv. 13-14)

2 FRUITS of this great event

Glory- to praise and magnify God for who He is

and what He has done.

Peace- A gift of His grace or goodwill toward

people of all kinds. Peace, like joy, is a fruit ofGods grace in sending His Son.

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The Shepherds Response( Luke 2:15-20)

The shepherds obey the directions of the

angel and went and found Mary, Joseph,

and the newborn King. (vv. 15-16)

Not only were they the first humans to hear

the good news; but they also became the

first humans to tell the good news to

others. (v17)

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Those who heard the shepherds story

wondered at what they had been told(v18)

As for Mary, she treasured in her heart

all that had happened. (v19)

Meanwhile, the shepherds glorified

and praised God for what they had

seen and heard. (v.20)

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Main Idea

The Old testament predicts the birth of

Jesus as described in the New testament.

The promise of God during Isaiahs time

was crucial since everything appeared to

be hopeless. At that moment, God

reminded His people that He had not

forgotten them.

There is hope for all people in Jesus Christ.