Second Sunday in Advent.
The savior of our souls, Jesus , was born in a small town in the Middle East. He is the King past, the King who came, lived and died for his people and he is the coming King whose appearance we wait for with anticipation and great joy.
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him shall be the obedience of the people.” (Genesis 40:10)
The Tyndale Commentary on Genesis points out that some scholars connect this verse to Ezekiel 21:26f. "In words addressed to the last king of Judah: 'Remove the mitre, and take off the crown ... until he comes whose right it is: and I will give it to him.' Here is the best support for the Messianic content which Jewish and Christian exegesis has found in the saying from earliest times."
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