Today, in David’s hometown a deliverer has been born to you. This is the anointed one; the Christ! And this is the sign that will tell you it is Him. This baby will be wrapped in layers of fabric, and He will be laying in a feeding trough. (Luke 2:11-12)
Have you ever looked for signs in Scripture?
One of the greatest God-signs in all of history is found in the story of Jesus’
birth. To bear significance, a sign must have meaning. Just as words must be
defined for you to understand language, signs must also be defined if they are
going to communicate a message.
Many would say that having an angel announce
the birth of the anointed one would, alone, be enough to give meaning to the
sign he explained. But, as is often the case with God’s signs, there was yet
another layer of meaning. The shepherds no doubt would be very familiar with
the practice of wrapping the first-born lamb with cloths and laying it in a manger,
so it would not harm itself or become blemished. Hearing the angel’s words,
while imagining the perfect sin sacrifice gave them greater understanding of
God’s communication, and greater significance to this great event.
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