A Child is Born: Hope
In Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah, the prophet, moved by God, speaks words of comfort to the Israelites of the eternal Messiah over 700 years before Christ was born of Mary.
“We, with Hosea and his listeners, also look forward to a time in the future when God sets all things right. But for Hosea, everything was in the future, and we live in a time where the eschatological future has already begun because Christ has already come.” -Dr. Tully
Dr. Eric Tully is an assistant professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He’s passionate about preaching the Old Testament and helping those in the church interpret and proclaim it with competence and confidence.
His research interests include textual-criticism and translation studies, Hebrew linguistics, and prophetic literature. Dr. Tully’s publications include The Translation and Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea (Brill, 2015), Hosea: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text (Baylor University Press, 2018), he Co-authored: Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction (Baker Publishing Group, 2016), and is currently writing a book on the Old Testament prophets in addition to working on several other forthcoming writing projects.
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Our thanks to Dr. Tully for joining us for this encouraging and insightful conversation!
In Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah, the prophet, moved by God, speaks words of comfort to the Israelites of the eternal Messiah over 700 years before Christ was born of Mary.
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We have so many men and women of faith who have gone before us, who believed in something they didn’t see and are now witnesses. Therefore: look back. Consider the evidence. Lay aside every encumbrance. Consider Him who endured the greatest hostility against Himself by sinners so that you and I will not grow weary and lose heart.