“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord has said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God with us.””
It amazes me how God was orchestrating this event since the beginning of time. God came to the earth through the flesh of Jesus and through a Jewish line of patriarchs, kings, an incestuous daughter-in-law, a prostitute, a foreigner, and a virgin. It took 14 generations from Abraham to David and 14 more from David to the exile to Babylon and 14 more from the exile to Jesus. And this event was even prophesied hundreds of years in advance by the prophet Isaiah, claiming that the Christ would be of a virgin and called Immanuel, “God with us.” And that is exactly who Jesus Christ was; God in the flesh, God dwelling among man. The story of an infinite and infallible Creator, humbling Himself to live amongst His finite and fallible creation. He stepped off His high and lofty throne to live as a lowly carpenter and servant. And that virgin-born carpenter came into crux of history to where it would spread the gospel message rapidly throughout the known world and forever change the course of human existence. A divine man, a depraved humanity, and a providential hour all collided to make way for a splintered cross, an incomprehensible sacrifice, and a glorious salvation.
