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Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 20: A Rich Ocean of Knowing

Posted on December 20, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“They do neither evil nor corruption on my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:9 Quin...

Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 19: The Path Back to Eden

Posted on December 19, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“The wolf dwells with the lamb, and the leopard lies down with the kid, the calf, the young lion, and the fatling all together. A small child leads them. The co...

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December 18: Beyond the Appearances of Fear and Time

Posted on December 18, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“The Spirit of the Lord rests on it, a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.” “His i...

Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 17: Jesse’s Window in His Grandchildren’s Cathedral

Posted on December 17, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” (Isaiah 11:1 NIV) In Chartres cathedral, Isaiah 11:1 is set in colored ...

Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 16: Green Shoots and Stump Sprouters

Posted on December 16, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” (Isaiah 11:1 NIV) Moving onward to Isaiah 11, the storm is past and the...

Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 15: Returning Remnants and Unsearchable Judgments

Posted on December 15, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them will return; the destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness.” (Isaiah...

Isaiah Advent Calendar

December 14: Right Result, Wrong Details

Posted on December 14, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour [Assyria’s] thorns and his briers in one day. And it will cons...

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December 13: Stone, Fire, and the Day of Visitation

Posted on December 13, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?” ...

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December 12: The Third Child and Mary Theotokos

Posted on December 12, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord … “ (Luke 1:46) The two accounts of Christmas in Matthew and Luke each has a different personality. In Matthew, I ...

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December 11: The Third Child’s Kaleidoscope of Names

Posted on December 11, 2023 by bjm@spu.edu / 0 Comment

“For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and dominion rests on his shoulders, and his name will be: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everla...

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