JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (Advent Special) - Day 26 - Bethlehem - House of Bread

Click to watch the videos  https://youtu.be/Bf0nVhpLnnw GREATER GLORY OF GOD Presents Advent Special JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM Twenty-Sixth Day – Bethlehem - Not a person but a place – Stable in Bethlehem Ø The birth place of King David Ø there he was anointed king of Israel by the prophet Samuel (I Samuel 16). Five or six miles southwest of Jerusalem lay the tiny town of Bethlehem in the Judean hills. It was here that man’s eyes first saw God in the flesh. Like the shepherds who received the first Christmas greeting from the angels, let their reply be our reply: "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us." (Luke 2:15) Jesus was not born in the house of royalty, nor the house of riches, nor the house of celebrity. Jesus was not born in Jerusalem, nor in Rome, nor in Athens or Alexandria. Jesus was not born in any political, commercial, cultural, educational, or socially significant city of the day. When Micah, the Old Testament prophet, foretold the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, he emphasized its lack of significance to the world. Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. · Bethlehem, Arabic Bayt Laḥm (“House of Meat”), · Hebrew Bet Leḥem (“House of Bread”) · situated in the Judaean Hills 5 miles (8 km) south of Jerusalem.  House of Bread - Bread was kept in the Ark of the Covenant - It symbolises God’s presence with His people Hebrews 9:4 “In it (the Holy of Holies) stood the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which there were a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.” Jesus – the Living Bread that came down from heaven John 6:51 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” Bread is a good comparison to our Lord because He satisfies, gratifies and strengthens us spiritually just as bread does physically. It is easy to get caught up in searching for meaning in life from the wrong things because there are a lot of things that bring temporary happiness. But only Christ satisfies the eternal dimension of the human spirit. House of flesh - Bread – Flesh - New covenant – Bread = Jesus’ Body / Flesh - The Journey to Bethlehem ends here - But the process of becoming one with the Bread from Heaven is a life-long journey - Let’s continue to travel to Bethlehem till we reach Heaven where the real Bread is in Person in His Glory