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Understanding Christmas Through the Old Testament | Alastair Roberts

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The Importance of Maturation in the Life and Ministry of Christ

An Eastern Orthodox friend of mine who I've had on the podcast before his name Sarah from at least that's his baptismal name, pointed out to me this motif of God bringing his people in as as children or even infants. So one of the ways we can think about the Exodus event is as a birth. And ultimately he marries this, this child that he has brought in. And that's, that's Israel. It's the people of God where you could think of the language of taking Israel by the hand and leading her out of Egypt,. Like a, like one leads a child that the children of Israel. The whole law and the prophets hangs on that Jesus said, but

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