Therefore the Lord himself
will give you a sign:
The virgin will be with child and
will give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 New International Version (NIV)
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Righteousness will be his belt
and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
Isaiah 11:1-5 (NIV)
But you, Bethlehem, David’s country, the runt of the litter—From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule Israel.He’ll be no upstart, no pretender. His family tree is ancient and distinguished.
Micah 5:2 The Message (MSG)
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David’s town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancée, who was pregnant.
Luke 2:1-5 (MSG)
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.”
Luke 1:38 (NIV)