The Sea of Galilee at sunrise.
Isaiah 9:1 speaks of the land of Zebulun and Naphtali...."He shall make it glorious." It is made glorious by the coming of the promised One, for 9:2 says "The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them."
Jesus was raised in Nazareth, 20 miles from the Sea of Galilee. Pictured above is
the 4th Century A.D. "White Synagogue" in Capernaum. This is the town where Jesus based His Galilean ministry. Isaiah's prophesy of God's Light coming to this area was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who said in John 8:12, "I am the Light of the World; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."
The black stone at the base of the White Synagogue is the foundation of the earlier 1st Century synagogue where Jesus would have often taught.
Your Notes:
Read Isaiah 9:1-7
1. Have you come to Jesus and had His light shine into your life?
2. How has He been your Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace?
3. Who do you know who needs to hear they can have light and life in Jesus?
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