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As we continue to ponder Luke’s story of the birth of Jesus, let’s try taking a broader, more panoramic look.
In our first article, we saw how Luke wrote his infancy narrative years after Jesus died and rose. During those intervening years, Luke spent a lot of time reflecting on the way Jesus’ coming was the fulfillment of so much that was already present in the Hebrew Bible. As Luke pondered this, he became determined to show how God’s plan unfolded over time and reached its culmination in Jesus. This means that it was not by chance that Luke looked to the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah, Micah, and Elijah and used their words and images to describe Jesus and his mission.
While these prophets did not know every detail about Jesus, Luke used Spirit-inspired hindsight to see how their words helped set the stage for the miracle of Christmas. Let’s look at three ways he did…
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