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(An excerpt from The Mystery of Bethlehem by Herman Hoeksema, chapter 5)
Bethlehem! Wonderful Bethlehem! Where the wonder of all wonders, the mystery of all mysteries, the Incarnation of the Eternal Logos, is accomplished in the way of the sign of all signs, the miraculous Virgin Birth! Blessed Bethlehem! Small to be numbered among the thousands of Judah, yet to us th
We devote our attention to the fact and the significance of the mystery of Bethlehem when God became flesh and dwelt among us. Old Year’s Day.
Take time to read and meditate, alone and within the family, on “The Mystery of Bethlehem”. Christmas
To be sure, the people of Bethlehem didn’t know that Mary was coming, or that the Messiah was going to be born there. But do not rob it of its symbolism. They had no room for Jesus in the inn. Neither does any one of us have room for Jesus in our hearts until He comes with his Holy Spirit and makes
Small wonder, then, that the shepherds of old in the fields of Ephrata, said to one another: “Come, let us go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass.” For there in Bethlehem, in that lowly manger, in that Babe so humbly wrapped in swaddling clothes lies our salvation. There in
Forced they are to admit that the Christ of Bethlehem is born according to their own Scripture, or they must tear from their Scripture this wonderful prophecy. The latter they cannot do. So they answer for all the Jewish race that Christ is born in Bethlehem according to the Scripture. When they the
“Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” Matt. 2:2. For centuries men have wondered about the star of Bethlehem, and as we approach this Yuletide Season we, too, are intrigued by this heavenly phenomenon, which took place at t