January 13: “The Return of the King” (Matthew 2:1-6, Ezekiel 34:11-12, 23-24)

The kings of Israel were not good shepherds. The Roman rulers were not any better. God’s people longed for the return of God as their king, which the prophets had foretold. They longed for the theocracy their fathers had rejected. In Jesus, God Himself returned to rule as king not only of Israel, but of all nations.

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