The Role of a Royal

Merry Christmas!  May your hearts rejoice in the greatest gift of all during this Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our King and our Savior. [Luke 2:11 KJV] "11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." There are several parallels between the infancy narratives of Jesus and Moses.  The glory of the Lord shined both when Jesus was born and when Moses was born. [Luke 2:9 KJV] "9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid." [Exodus 2:2 KJV] "2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months." At the time Moses was born, the whole house was filled with light. For it is written here, “And she saw him that he was good,” and elsewhere it is written (Genesis 1:4), “And G-d saw the light that it was good.” - (Talmud, Sotah 12a).   In addition, both Moses and Jesus had to be hidden because their respective kings wanted to kill them.   Both Pharaoh and Herod were threatened by the deliverers of the Jewish people.  Herod sought to kill Jesus. [Matthew 2:13 KJV] "13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him." Pharaoh sought to kill Moses [Exodus 1:22 KJV] "22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive." The great Jewish commentator, Rashi said that the day Moses was born, Pharaoh’s astrologers told him that the Jewish messiah had been born.  Both children were destined to be saviors.  Both children were destined to become kings.  This week, we will study about the Role of a Royal.   Join us for "The Role of a Royal"