Of the Father's Love Begotten
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· 10 viewsGood, Biblical carols celebrate the birth of the eternal Son, they declare Christ as the only Begotten Son and direct us to think of Him as our Maker and our Sovereign who alone is worthy of all worship! Christ became one of us, lived as one of us, suffered as one of us and died FOR us.
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The Long Expected (Hebrews 1:1)
The Long Expected (Hebrews 1:1)
4. “This is he whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord, whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word; now he shines, the long-expected; let creation praise its Lord.”
Jesus Christ, the Long Expected
The Deliverer of Israel – Romans 11:26
The Desire of Nations – Haggai 2:7
The Dayspring – Luke 1:78
By His Word Was All Created (Hebrews 1:2)
By His Word Was All Created (Hebrews 1:2)
2. “By His word was all created; He commanded and ‘twas done; Earth and sky and boundless ocean, Universe of three in one, All that sees the moon’s soft radiance, All that breathes beneath the sun.”
Jesus Christ, the Son
Maker (made the worlds) – 1:3b, Colossians 1
Monarch (heir of all things) – 1 Timothy 6:15-16
Morality – Hebrews 4:13
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Hebrews 1:3-5)
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Hebrews 1:3-5)
1. “Of the Father’s love begotten ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega — he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see.”
Jesus Christ, the Alpha and Omega
Better
Better than the angels (Hebrews 1:4)
A Better Hope (Hebrews 7:19)
A Better Testament (Hebrews 7:22)
Better Promises (Hebrews 8:6)
Begotten
John 3:16
1 John 4:9
O That Birth, Forever Blessed (Hebrews 1:6)
O That Birth, Forever Blessed (Hebrews 1:6)
3. “O that birth forever blessed, when a virgin, blest with grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Saviour of our race; and the babe, the world’s Redeemer, first revealed his sacred face.”
Jesus Christ, the World’s Redeemer
Sovereign (Hebrews 1:6)
Servant King (Hebrews 10:5-12)
Let the Heights of Heaven Adore Him (Hebrews 1:6b)
Let the Heights of Heaven Adore Him (Hebrews 1:6b)
5. “Let the heights of heaven adore him; angel hosts, his praises sing: all, dominions, bow before him and extol our God and King; let no tongue on earth be silent, every voice in concert ring.”
Jesus Christ, All, dominions, bow before Him
Worshiped by Angels (Revelation 5:11-12)
Worshiped by All (Romans 14:11)
The Shout of Jubilee (Hebrews 1:7-14)
The Shout of Jubilee (Hebrews 1:7-14)
6. “Christ, to you, with God the Father and the Spirit, there shall be hymn and chant and high thanksgiving and the shout of jubilee: honour, glory, and dominion and eternal victory.”