Why they came But as for you Bethlehem

Why they came…

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity. ” (Micah 5: 2) They came because God planned for

“I see him, but now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, A scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall crush through the forehead of Moab, And tear down all the sons of Sheth. ” (Numbers 24: 17) They came because God planned for

“She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon. ” (1 Kings 10: 10) They came because God planned for

“Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, ‘Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive. ’” (Exodus 1: 22) They came because God planned for

“Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. ” (Isaiah 60: 3) They came because they were the kind of people God said would come

“In that day, ” declares the Lord, “I will assemble the lame And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted. I will make the lame a remnant And the outcasts a strong nation, And the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever. ” (Micah 4: 6– 7) They came because they were the kind of people God said would come

“And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened…” (Luke 2: 9) They came because they were invited

“After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ” (Matthew 2: 9– 10) They came because they were invited

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ’” (Luke 2: 10– 11) They came because He is worthy

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ’” (Luke 2: 10– 11) They came because He came