THE PROPHET'S TESTIMONY: PLACE NAMES SPECIFIED
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Prophets’ Testimony
a) When someone expects our trust, we look for credentials. What entitles that person to our trust? What testimony is there that this person should be believed? This applies to our faith in Jesus. He has credentials. He is not without testimony that he is truly whom he claims to be.
b) Over the centuries, prophets had been speaking and writing about the Messiah who was to come. They foresaw many aspects of his life.
2. Place Names Specified.
a) For example, the naming of places where he would be born and raised is remarkable. Bethlehem, Egypt, Nazareth, and Galilee are named in the prophets. These are the places where Jesus was born, taken for refuge, raised as a boy, and where he took the gospel.
b) When you think about the chances of getting these four places right by guesswork, you may well conclude that the prophets were indeed moved to speak or write by the Holy Spirit, and that Jesus is able to place this remarkable fulfillment of prophecy among his credentials of Messiah-ship.
The End ...
1. The Prophets’ Testimonya) When someone expects our trust, we look for credentials. What entitles that person to our trust? What testimony is there that this person should be believed? This applies to our faith in Jesus. He has credentials. He is not without testimony that he is truly whom he claims to be.
b) Over the centuries, prophets had been speaking and writing about the Messiah who was to come. They foresaw many aspects of his life.
2. Place Names Specified.
a) For example, the naming of places where he would be born and raised is remarkable. Bethlehem, Egypt, Nazareth, and Galilee are named in the prophets. These are the places where Jesus was born, taken for refuge, raised as a boy, and where he took the gospel.
b) When you think about the chances of getting these four places right by guesswork, you may well conclude that the prophets were indeed moved to speak or write by the Holy Spirit, and that Jesus is able to place this remarkable fulfillment of prophecy among his credentials of Messiah-ship.
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