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This week, we continue our look at Isaiah’s descriptions of Immanuel.
John Snyder focuses on the connection between King David of the Old Testament and the coming Messiah. Scripture offers an illustration that the Immanuel will come from the root of Jesse. But why is this important to us today?
To understand this picture, we must consider the covenants God made with particular people, including Abraham, Moses, David, and, ultimately, Christ. Meditating on these promises will help deepen our understanding of God, His faithfulness, and His zeal in redeeming a people for His glory.
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There are many passages of Scripture where God describes Himself to us. This week we are focusing on four such descriptions of God describing the coming Immanuel in Isaiah 9. Some 700 years before the incarnation of Christ, God chooses to give royal titles to the One who would be born a King. He would be Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Have you ever stopped to consider what these titles mean, and how much they can tell us about how we are to relate to our Redeemer? God made a promise not just the Immanuel would come to rescue His people, but that He would come in such a way that He would be known by these realities. Now, over 2,700 years removed from the making of this promise and 2,000 years removed from its fulfillment, what are you doing with these words?
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:23) Buyer Beware, There’s Always a Worldview Story Behind Toys: American Girl Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers to Adolescent GirlsAmerican Girl Refuses to Apologize for Pushing Advice for Pre-teens to Obtain Puberty Blockers from Doctors if They Feel ‘Different’ – and Says It’s Meant to Make Children ‘Feel Informed and Confident’ by Daily Mail (Vanessa Serna)How American Girl Lost This American Mother by Deseret News (Bethany Mandel)Part II (11:23 – 13:24) Why Did It Take So Long for God to Send Baby Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart III (13:24 – 16:36) Should Churches Gather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day This Year? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (16:36 – 18:31) Does Jesus Have Mary’s DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:31 – 20:25) Why Is It Assumed That There Were Three Wisemen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (20:25 – 22:44) Where Was Jesus Before He Was Conceived in Mary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (22:44 – 27:36) What Does Isaiah Mean When He Says that the Government Will Be on Jesus’ Shoulders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:23)Buyer Beware, There’s Always a Worldview Story Behind Toys: American Girl Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers to Adolescent GirlsAmerican Girl Refuses to Apologize for Pushing Advice for Pre-teens to Obtain Puberty Blockers from Doctors if They Feel ‘Different’ – and Says It’s Meant to Make Children ‘Feel Informed and Confident’ by Daily Mail (Vanessa Serna)How American Girl Lost This American Mother by Deseret News (Bethany Mandel)Part II (11:23 – 13:24)Why Did It Take So Long for God to Send Baby Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart III (13:24 – 16:36)Should Churches Gather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day This Year? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (16:36 – 18:31)Does Jesus Have Mary’s DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:31 – 20:25)Why Is It Assumed That There Were Three Wisemen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (20:25 – 22:44)Where Was Jesus Before He Was Conceived in Mary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (22:44 – 27:36)What Does Isaiah Mean When He Says that the Government Will Be on Jesus’ Shoulders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 10:44) ‘Old Fashioned Embezzlement With New Blockchain Jargon’: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Fraud Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ by New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter)Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part II (10:44 – 14:18) Value Must Be Based in Something Real: The Issue of Crypto CurrencyPart III (14:18 – 20:00) An Ivy League Family, Big Donations to Progressive Causes, and a Silicon Valley Rejection of Power Attire: The Backstory of Sam Bankman-FriedPart IV (20:00 – 28:20) Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAIDSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Last week’s episode ended on gloom and judgment. Ahaz has rejected the opportunity of God to ask for any sign of His faithfulness. Rather than obeying God in requesting that sign, Ahaz chooses to put his faith in his own plan and strategy. God’s astounding response is to give him a sign anyway, the coming of Immanuel. He also pronounces judgment on Ahaz and his kingdom in the form of Assyria.
This week we move from the gloom and destruction promised in Isaiah 8 to the hope and promise of Isaiah 9. No more will Zebulun and Naphtali be seen as an area that God has abandoned. They will, with the coming of Christ be seen as glorious because of Christ dwelling there.
Here is the question for us, removed some 2,700 years from God’s deliverance of the promise and 2,000 years from His fulfillment of that promise: How do we apply this? How should these truths live in our life? John gives us some application of this passage in this week’s episode.
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 10:38)‘Old Fashioned Embezzlement With New Blockchain Jargon’: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Fraud Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ by New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter)Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part II (10:38 – 14:12)Value Must Be Based in Something Real: The Issue of Crypto CurrencyPart III (14:12 – 19:56)An Ivy League Family, Big Donations to Progressive Causes, and a Silicon Valley Rejection of Power Attire: The Backstory of Sam Bankman-FriedPart IV (19:56 – 29:56)Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAIDSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:38) How Do We Understand Our Place in History and the Morality of History?: The View of History Revealed in Yesterday’s White House Ceremony Celebrating Gay MarriagePart II (09:38 – 18:55) Vice President Harris Says “This is a Victory, and This is a Part of a Larger Fight”: The Interconnectedness of LGBTQ Issues Abortion, and Contraception for the Left — But You Won’t Find Any of Them in the ConstitutionWhite House Invites Drag Performers to Same-Sex Marriage Bill-Signing Celebration by National Review (Caroline Downey)Part III (18:55 – 26:30) Justice Delayed is Not Always Justice Denied: Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, Lockerbie Bomb Maker, Will Finally Face U.S. Court on Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.