{"id":9320,"date":"2020-12-25T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=9320"},"modified":"2020-12-25T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:36:21","slug":"thus-says-the-lord-of-hosts-in-those-days-ten-men-from-every-language-of-the-nations-shall-grasp-the-sleeve-of-a-jewish-man-saying-let-us-go-with-you-for-we-have-heard-t","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/thus-says-the-lord-of-hosts-in-those-days-ten-men-from-every-language-of-the-nations-shall-grasp-the-sleeve-of-a-jewish-man-saying-let-us-go-with-you-for-we-have-heard-t","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThus says the Lord of hosts: \u2018In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, \u201cLet us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.\u201d\u201d (Zechariah 8:23 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IMMANUEL – GOD WITH US<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Zechariah’s prophecy told of a time when great numbers of people from the Gentile nations would seek the One born king of the Jews, who is known by this description: “God is with you.”\u00a0<\/span>Who is this One? It is Christ Jesus. As Isaiah prophesied (Isa. 7:14) and Matthew confirmed (Matt. 1:23), He is Immanuel, which in Hebrew means, “God with us.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Today, Zechariah’s prophecy has been fulfilled. People from nearly every tongue and tribe have embraced the “Jewish man,” Jesus, who is Immanuel, “God with us.” Today, we celebrate His coming and look forward to His soon return! Merry Christmas!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PRAYER: Dear Father, we thank You for sending Jesus to us, our Immanuel, God with us. Strengthen us to carry the message of Your love to every nation, language, and tribe, until everyone has heard that Immanuel has come. In Jesus’ name, amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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