Calvary Baptist Church - Canyon Texas - David Crump, Pastor

For generations, the Israelites only knew God from afar. The Lord's presence was with them in the tabernacle and in the temple. But they could not enter into God's presence They were physically separated by heavy curtains Spiritually, they were separated from God because of their sins. People longed for God, but He was out of their reach. The tabernacle and the temple were a foreshadowing of God's plan. 700 years before Jesus was born, God promised through the prophet Isaiah that a son would be born to a virgin and would be called Immanuel, which means "God with us". Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. We sing a Christmas carol called O Come, O Come Immanuel O come, O come Immanuel and ransom captive Israel who mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear Rejoice, rejoice, Immanuel shall come to thee, O Israel The song speaks comfort to Israel. Israel had been exiled and was captive to f