{"id":13807,"date":"2024-12-08T18:56:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T02:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=13807"},"modified":"2024-12-08T18:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T02:56:15","slug":"%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%e3%81%ae%e4%b8%8d%e6%80%9d%e8%ad%b0%e3%80%81%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%e3%81%ae%e5%96%9c%e3%81%b3%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%e3%81%ae%e4%b8%8d%e6%80%9d%e8%ad%b0%e3%80%81%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%e3%81%ae%e5%96%9c%e3%81%b3%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u559c\u3073\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13810\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%B0%E3%80%81%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E5%96%9C%E3%81%B3%E3%80%8D-christmas-wonder-christmas-delight\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5\u4e00\u751f\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3002<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Wonder, Christmas DeLight<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nDecember 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Happy Second Advent Sunday!\u3000 \u7b2c\u4e8c\u30a2\u30c9\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Every Sunday is a day for us to corporately worship God, and is therefore special.\u3000 \u6bce\u9031\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u3092\u793c\u62dd\u3059\u308b\u65e5\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u7279\u5225\u306a\u65e5\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, today, we also have the blessing of enjoying a wonderful Christmas luncheon together.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30fb\u30e9\u30f3\u30c1\u3092\u5171\u306b\u697d\u3057\u3080\u795d\u798f\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And right after the luncheon, we will enjoy a wonderful Christmas Program together.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u30e9\u30f3\u30c1\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u306f\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u3092\u5171\u306b\u697d\u3057\u307f\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s title of the Christmas Program is \u201cChristmas Wonder, Christmas DeLight\u201d.\u3000 \u4eca\u5e74\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u306f\u300c\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u559c\u3073\u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, this morning, I would like to talk about three wonderful DeLIGHTS that surround the Christmas narrative.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u3067\u4eca\u671d\u306f\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u5dfb\u304f\uff13\u3064\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, first of all, I would like to give credit where credit is due.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u969b\u3001\u307e\u305a\u6700\u521d\u306b\u8b1d\u8f9e\u3092\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although I will not use AI to help me write a sermon, I do refer to various Bible commentaries and extrabiblical resources in preparing the messages I give in the worship service.\u3000 \u79c1\u306fAI\u3092\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\u8aac\u6559\u3092\u66f8\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u793c\u62dd\u3067\u8a9e\u308b\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u6e96\u5099\u3059\u308b\u969b\u306b\u3001\u3055\u307e\u3056\u307e\u306a\u8056\u66f8\u6ce8\u89e3\u66f8\u3084\u8056\u66f8\u4ee5\u5916\u306e\u8cc7\u6599\u3092\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For this particular message, I have consulted and am incorporating many things from the Messianic Bible Studies that have been written by Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum.\u3053\u306e\u7279\u5225\u306a\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u30a2\u30fc\u30ce\u30eb\u30c9\u30fbG\u30fb\u30d5\u30eb\u30d2\u30c6\u30f3\u30d0\u30a6\u30e0\u535a\u58eb\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u8056\u66f8\u7814\u7a76\u3092\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u3057\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u5165\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although the outline of today\u2019s message was in place before I consulted with Dr. Fruchtenbaum\u2019s studies,\u3000 \u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u30a2\u30a6\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u3001\u30d5\u30eb\u30d2\u30c6\u30f3\u30d0\u30a6\u30e0\u535a\u58eb\u306e\u7814\u7a76\u304b\u3089\u53c2\u8003\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u524d\u306b\u3067\u304d\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>it is interesting that what he wrote matched perfectly with the message outline I had prepared.\u3000 \u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u535a\u58eb\u306e\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u5185\u5bb9\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u6e96\u5099\u3057\u305f\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u30a2\u30a6\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u4e00\u81f4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I say this to you upfront, so that you do not think that I am as smart as I may sound.\u3000 \u3044\u305a\u308c\u306b\u305b\u3088\u3001\u524d\u3082\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304d\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u53e3\u3067\u8a00\u3046\u307b\u3069\u8ce2\u3044\u4eba\u9593\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u306f\u601d\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned already, I would like to talk about three wonderful DeLIGHTS that surround the Christmas narrative. \u65e2\u306b\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u5dfb\u304f\u4e09\u3064\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>All three of these delights, or more specifically lights, have to do with what is known as the Shechinah Glory of God.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u3089\u4e09\u3064\u306e\u559c\u3073\u3001\u3088\u308a\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u306f\u5149\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3068\u95a2\u4fc2\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What is the Shechinah Glory of God?\u3000 \u795e\u306e\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>The Shechinah Glory is the visible manifestation of the presence of God.\u3000 \u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u81e8\u5728\u304c\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u5f62\u3067\u73fe\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although God is invisible to us, whenever He makes His presence visible to us, this is the Shechinah Glory.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u306f\u898b\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u305d\u306e\u5b58\u5728\u3092\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u6642\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3067\u3082\u3001\u3053\u308c\u304c\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The usual title found in the Scriptures for the Shechinah Glory is \u201cthe glory of the Lord.\u201d\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u8868\u3059\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306a\u547c\u79f0\u306f \u300c\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149 \u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It can also be described as \u201cbrightness,\u201d \u201cbrilliance,\u201d or \u201csplendor.\u201d\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u300c\u8f1d\u304d\u300d\u300c\u5149\u8f1d\u300d\u300c\u5149\u5f69 \u300d\u3068\u3082\u8868\u73fe\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the Old Testament, most of these visible manifestations took the form of light, fire, cloud, or a combination of these.\u3000 \u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u9855\u73fe\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306f\u5149\u3001\u706b\u3001\u96f2\u3001\u307e\u305f\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u7d44\u307f\u5408\u308f\u305b\u306e\u5f62\u3092\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And for the Israelites, God\u2019s glorious presence with them visibly manifested through these things \u305d\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u5f62\u3067\u793a\u3055\u308c\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u81e8\u5728\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>gave them hope, joy, peace, and strength, as God\u2019s chosen people. \u3000\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u5e0c\u671b\u3001\u559c\u3073\u3001\u5e73\u5b89\u3001\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the New Testament, we see the Shechinah Glory shown clearly at the time of Christ Jesus\u2019 birth.\u3000 \u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u6642\u306b\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u3068\u793a\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see this first of all when the angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds.\u3000 \u307e\u305a\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u6642\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 2:8-9\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\u2014\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>In the same region there were\u00a0<em>some<\/em>\u00a0shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0an angel of the Lord suddenly\u00a0stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.\u00a0<sup>8<\/sup>\u3055\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5730\u65b9\u3067\u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u304c\u591c\u3001\u91ce\u5bbf\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u7f8a\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u306e\u756a\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u3081\u3050\u308a\u7167\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u6050\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was the <em>glory of the Lord<\/em> that appeared and it <em>shone around them<\/em>.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u73fe\u308f\u308c\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5468\u308a\u3092\u7167\u3089\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly the appearance of the Shechinah Glory, and with it, the angel of the Lord stood before the shepherds.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u306f\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u51fa\u73fe\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3068\u5171\u306b\u4e3b\u306e\u307f\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306e\u524d\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What a sight that must have been!\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u5149\u666f\u306f\u3055\u305e\u304b\u3057\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>The night sky around the fields outside of Bethlehem were filled with the brightness of God\u2019s glory!\u3000 \u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u90ca\u5916\u306e\u91ce\u539f\u3092\u56f2\u3080\u591c\u7a7a\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u8f1d\u304d\u3067\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, since the glory of the Lord departed from Israel in the days of Ezekiel, in more than five centuries, the glory of the Lord reappeared.\u3000 \u30a8\u30bc\u30ad\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306b\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u304b\u3089\u53bb\u3063\u3066\u4ee5\u6765\u3001\uff15\u4e16\u7d00\u4ee5\u4e0a\u3076\u308a\u306b\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u518d\u3073\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How awesome and terrifying that must have been for the shepherds keeping watch over their flock!\u3000 \u7f8a\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u3092\u898b\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3069\u308c\u307b\u3069\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304f\u3001\u6050\u308d\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\uff01<\/p>\n<p>And then the angel of the Lord announced the birth of the Messiah to the shepherds and told them where they could find Him.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u307f\u4f7f\u3044\u306f\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u3092\u544a\u3052\u3001\u3069\u3053\u3067\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3092\u544a\u3052\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 2:10-14\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>for today in the city of David there has been born for you a\u00a0Savior, who is\u00a0Christ\u00a0the Lord.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>This\u00a0<em>will be<\/em>\u00a0a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a\u00a0manger.\u201d\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, <sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men\u00a0with whom He is pleased.\u201d <sup>10<\/sup>\u5fa1\u4f7f\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u3002\u898b\u3088\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u304d\u3087\u3046\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306e\u753a\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6551\u4e3b\u304c\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3053\u305d\u4e3b\u306a\u308b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u304c\u5e03\u306b\u304f\u308b\u307e\u3063\u3066\u98fc\u8449\u304a\u3051\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u5bdd\u304b\u3057\u3066\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u305d\u308c\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u305f\u3061\u307e\u3061\u3001\u304a\u3073\u305f\u3060\u3057\u3044\u5929\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u795e\u3092\u3055\u3093\u3073\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001<sup>14<\/sup>\u300c\u3044\u3068\u9ad8\u304d\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3067\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306b\u6804\u5149\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5730\u306e\u4e0a\u3067\u306f\u3001\u307f\u5fc3\u306b\u304b\u306a\u3046\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5e73\u548c\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only did the shepherds get to see the glory of the Lord and hear the wonderful announcement of the birth of the Christ in Bethlehem,\u3000 \u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u9054\u306f\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u76ee\u306e\u5f53\u305f\u308a\u306b\u3057\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3067\u306e\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u304a\u544a\u3052\u3092\u805e\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but they also got to hear the heavenly host praising God!\u3000 \u5929\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u304c\u795e\u3092\u8cdb\u7f8e\u3059\u308b\u58f0\u3082\u805e\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>I pray that our Christmas Program this afternoon will be just as wonderful and festive as that first Christmas night.\u3000 \u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u5348\u5f8c\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u591c\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304f\u83ef\u3084\u304b\u306a\u3082\u306e\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3088\u3046\u7948\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We too want to declare the wonderful tidings of God\u2019s glory and peace, and sing praises to God.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u5e73\u548c\u306e\u3059\u3070\u3089\u3057\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3092\u5ba3\u8a00\u3057\u3001\u795e\u3078\u306e\u8cdb\u7f8e\u3092\u6b4c\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the Christmas Program this afternoon, the Christmas choir will be singing the song \u201cStar of Wonder\u201d.\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u5348\u5f8c\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u3067\u306f\u3001\u8056\u6b4c\u968a\u304c \u300cStar of Wonder \u300d\u3092\u6b4c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The song goes like this:\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6b4c\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Star of wonder, star so bright,<br \/>\nGuide me on my way, then maybe<br \/>\n\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u306e\u661f\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u660e\u308b\u3044\u661f\u3001<br \/>\n\u79c1\u306e\u9053\u3092\u5c0e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308c\u3070<\/p>\n<p>I will find the gift of love and light.<br \/>\nLead me to the little baby<br \/>\n\u79c1\u306f\u611b\u3068\u5149\u306e\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<br \/>\n\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u79c1\u3092\u5c0e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This sentiment can be found in the magi who saw a star in the east and followed it all the way to where the baby Jesus was in Bethlehem.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u601d\u3044\u306f\u3001\u6771\u65b9\u3067\u661f\u3092\u898b\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u661f\u3092\u305f\u3069\u3063\u3066\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306e\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u3044\u308b\u5834\u6240\u307e\u3067\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u898b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is recorded for us in Matthew 2:1-12.\u3000\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 2:1-11\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup>Now after Jesus was\u00a0born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of\u00a0Herod the king,\u00a0magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhere is He who has been born\u00a0King of the Jews? For we saw\u00a0His star in the east and have come to worship Him.\u201d\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>When Herod the king heard\u00a0<em>this<\/em>, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the\u00a0Messiah was to be born.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>They said to him, \u201cIn Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written\u00a0by the prophet: <sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>\u2018And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will\u00a0shepherd My people Israel.\u2019\u201d <sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them\u00a0the exact time\u00a0the star appeared.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, \u201cGo and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found\u00a0<em>Him<\/em>, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.\u201d\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over\u00a0<em>the place<\/em>\u00a0where the Child was.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>After coming into<\/strong> <strong>the house they saw the Child with\u00a0Mary His mother; and they\u00a0fell to the ground and\u00a0worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.\u00a0<sup>1<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u30d8\u30ed\u30c7\u738b\u306e\u4ee3\u306b\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u306e\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3067\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u898b\u3088\u3001\u6771\u304b\u3089\u304d\u305f\u535a\u58eb\u305f\u3061\u304c\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u7740\u3044\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001<sup>2<\/sup>\u300c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u738b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u305f\u306f\u3001\u3069\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u6771\u306e\u65b9\u3067\u305d\u306e\u661f\u3092\u898b\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u305d\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3092\u62dd\u307f\u306b\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u300d\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u30d8\u30ed\u30c7\u738b\u306f\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u4e0d\u5b89\u3092\u611f\u3058\u305f\u3002\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3082\u307f\u306a\u3001\u540c\u69d8\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>4<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u738b\u306f\u796d\u53f8\u9577\u305f\u3061\u3068\u6c11\u306e\u5f8b\u6cd5\u5b66\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3068\u3092\u5168\u90e8\u96c6\u3081\u3066\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u751f\u308c\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u554f\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3057\u305f\u3002<sup>5<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u738b\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u305d\u308c\u306f\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u306e\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3067\u3059\u3002\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u304c\u3053\u3046\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3001<sup>6<\/sup>\u300e\u30e6\u30c0\u306e\u5730\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3088\u3001\u304a\u307e\u3048\u306f\u30e6\u30c0\u306e\u541b\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u6700\u3082\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u304a\u307e\u3048\u306e\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u541b\u304c\u51fa\u3066\u3001\u308f\u304c\u6c11\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u7267\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300f\u300d\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30d8\u30ed\u30c7\u306f\u3072\u305d\u304b\u306b\u535a\u58eb\u305f\u3061\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3067\u3001\u661f\u306e\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u805e\u304d\u3001<sup>8<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306b\u3064\u304b\u308f\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u8abf\u3079\u3001\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3089\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3066\u304f\u308c\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u62dd\u307f\u306b\u884c\u304f\u304b\u3089\u300d\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u738b\u306e\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u51fa\u304b\u3051\u308b\u3068\u3001\u898b\u3088\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u6771\u65b9\u3067\u898b\u305f\u661f\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3088\u308a\u5148\u306b\u9032\u3093\u3067\u3001\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u306e\u3044\u308b\u6240\u307e\u3067\u884c\u304d\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u306e\u661f\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u975e\u5e38\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3042\u3075\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5bb6\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3001\u6bcd\u30de\u30ea\u30e4\u306e\u305d\u3070\u306b\u3044\u308b\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u306b\u4f1a\u3044\u3001\u3072\u308c\u4f0f\u3057\u3066\u62dd\u307f\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u5b9d\u306e\u7bb1\u3092\u3042\u3051\u3066\u3001\u9ec4\u91d1\u30fb\u4e73\u9999\u30fb\u6ca1\u85ac\u306a\u3069\u306e\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u3092\u3055\u3055\u3052\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These magi or Wisemen, were basically astrologers.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u30de\u30ae\uff08\u8ce2\u8005\uff09\u305f\u3061\u306f\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306b\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They were from the East, which in Scripture, is the area of Mesopotamia.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u6771\u65b9\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u30e1\u30bd\u30dd\u30bf\u30df\u30a2\u306e\u5730\u57df\u304b\u3089\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, these were Gentile astrologers from Babylonia who arrived in Jerusalem asking, \u201cWhere is He who has been born King of the Jews?\u201d\u3064\u307e\u308a\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u6765\u305f\u7570\u90a6\u4eba\u306e\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u3067\u3001\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u3066\u300c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u738b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u305f\u306f\u3001\u3069\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u300d\u3068\u5c0b\u306d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The magi were led by a star that they saw in the east, but why were they interested in this particular star and why did they follow it?\u3000 \u30de\u30ae\u305f\u3061\u306f\u6771\u65b9\u3067\u898b\u305f\u661f\u306b\u5c0e\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u306a\u305c\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3053\u306e\u7279\u5225\u306a\u661f\u306b\u8208\u5473\u3092\u6301\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u661f\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although the Jews were awaiting the coming of a Messiah because of their relationship with God as His chosen people and were promised a Messiah through prophecies, how would these magi from Babylonia know anything about a Messianic concept to begin with?\u3000 \u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306f\u795e\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u304b\u3089\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3092\u5f85\u3061\u671b\u3093\u3067\u304a\u308a\u3001\u9810\u8a00\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u9054\u306f\u3001\u305d\u3082\u305d\u3082\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u6982\u5ff5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, of all the Old Testament prophecies of the First Coming of the Messiah, only one passage, Daniel 9:24-27, pinpointed how many years would transpire before the Messiah would come. \u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u521d\u81e8\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u9810\u8a00\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff12\uff17\u7bc0\u306f\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u304c\u6765\u3089\u308c\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u4f55\u5e74\u304b\u304b\u308b\u304b\u3092\u6b63\u78ba\u306b\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many of the other books of Scripture, the Book of Daniel was not written in the Land of Israel, but was written in Babylonia while the Israelites lived in exile there.\u3000 \u4ed6\u306e\u591a\u304f\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u66f8\u7c21\u3068\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308a\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3067\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u304c\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u306b\u8ffd\u653e\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u9593\u306b\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u3067\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, half of the book is not written in Hebrew, the Jewish tongue, but in Aramaic, the language of the Babylonians.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\u306e\u534a\u5206\u306f\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u8a9e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30d8\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u8a9e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u4eba\u306e\u8a00\u8a9e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30e9\u30e0\u8a9e\u3067\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>According to the second chapter of the Book of Daniel, Daniel became the head of the Babylonian School of Astrology.\u3000 \u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\u306e\u7b2c\uff12\u7ae0\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5b66\u6821\u306e\u9577\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A day came when Daniel was able to save the lives of all the other Babylonian astrologers when he interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar that no one else was able to.\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u65e5\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u8ab0\u3082\u89e3\u304d\u660e\u304b\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u30cd\u30d6\u30ab\u30c7\u30cd\u30b6\u30eb\u306e\u5922\u3092\u89e3\u304d\u660e\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u305f\u3061\u306e\u547d\u3092\u6551\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Nebuchadnezzar saw that Daniel had some unique abilities, and assumed that he was a superior astrologist,\u3000 \u30cd\u30d6\u30ab\u30c7\u30cd\u30b6\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u30e6\u30cb\u30fc\u30af\u306a\u80fd\u529b\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u512a\u308c\u305f\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3044\u8fbc\u307f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and thus appointed him as president of the Babylonian School of Astrology (Daniel 2:48).\u3000\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5b66\u6821\u306e\u9577\u306b\u4efb\u547d\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff08\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\uff12\u7ae0\uff14\uff18\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Daniel never received his information and revelation from the stars or from astrology, \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u661f\u3084\u5360\u661f\u8853\u304b\u3089\u60c5\u5831\u3084\u5553\u793a\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but always from the Creator of those stars, the God of Israel.\u3000\u3044\u3064\u3082\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u661f\u306e\u5275\u9020\u4e3b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u304b\u3089\u305d\u308c\u3089\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that many of the astrologers at that time turned away from the worship of the stars and astrology,\u3000 \u5f53\u6642\u306e\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u306e\u591a\u304f\u304c\u3001\u661f\u3084\u5360\u661f\u8853\u306e\u5d07\u62dd\u304b\u3089\u96e2\u308c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and became believers in the God of Israel, Daniel\u2019s God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u5f97\u308b\u8a71\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Generations later, they still had in their possession a book written by one of their former presidents,\u3000 \u4f55\u4e16\u4ee3\u304b\u7d4c\u3063\u305f\u5f8c\u3067\u3082\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u304b\u3064\u3066\u306e\u5b66\u9577\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u304c\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u672c\u3092\u6240\u6709\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>the Book of Daniel, which pinpointed how many years would transpire before the Messiah would appear. \u305d\u306e\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u4f55\u5e74\u304b\u304b\u308b\u304b\u3092\u6b63\u78ba\u306b\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At least they knew when to look. \u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3068\u3082\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3044\u3064\u305d\u308c\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Most likely when they saw an unusual brilliance in the sky, they took that to be the signal that the Messiah was born. \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u3001\u7a7a\u306b\u666e\u901a\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u8f1d\u304d\u3092\u898b\u305f\u6642\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3092\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u5408\u56f3\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>While Daniel clearly pinpointed how many years would transpire before the Messiah would appear, \u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u4f55\u5e74\u304b\u304b\u308b\u304b\u3092\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u6307\u6458\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>nowhere did he imply or connect the coming of the Messiah with a star or with some brilliance in the sky. \u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3092\u661f\u3084\u7a7a\u306e\u8f1d\u304d\u3068\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u305f\u308a\u3001\u6697\u793a\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For that, there is another Babylonian connection in the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24). \u305d\u308c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\uff08\u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff12-\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\uff09\u306b\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u9023\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is the Balaam that I spoke about a few weeks ago, and which I exhorted us to not follow his ways. \u305d\u3046\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306f\u6570\u9031\u9593\u524d\u306b\u79c1\u304c\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u3084\u308a\u65b9\u306b\u5f93\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3068\u7686\u3055\u3093\u306b\u52e7\u3081\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was during the time of Moses when the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness for forty years. \u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u304c\uff14\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u8352\u91ce\u3092\u3055\u307e\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u6642\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of that time, four different times the king of Moab took Balaam upon a mountain where he could look down upon the Jewish encampment. \u305d\u306e\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u306e\u9803\u3001\u30e2\u30a2\u30d6\u306e\u738b\u306f\uff14\u5ea6\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3063\u3066\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u3092\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u91ce\u55b6\u5730\u3092\u898b\u4e0b\u308d\u305b\u308b\u5c71\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Four different times Balaam tried to open his mouth to curse the Jews. \u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306f\uff14\u5ea6\u3001\u53e3\u3092\u958b\u3044\u3066\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u3092\u546a\u304a\u3046\u3068\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And four different times God took over his tongue, and he blessed the Jews instead. \u305d\u3057\u3066\uff14\u5ea6\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u820c\u3092\u652f\u914d\u3057\u3001\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In these blessings, he issued several Messianic prophecies, and one of them is found in Numbers 24:17. \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u795d\u798f\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u3044\u304f\u3064\u304b\u306e\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u9810\u8a00\u3092\u767a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4e00\u3064\u304c\u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0<\/p>\n<p>Numbers 24:17\uff08\u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star shall come forth from Jacob, a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall crush through the\u00a0forehead of Moab, and\u00a0tear down all the sons of\u00a0Sheth.\u201d \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3001\u3057\u304b\u3057\u4eca\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u671b\u307f\u898b\u308b\u3001\u3057\u304b\u3057\u8fd1\u304f\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304b\u3089\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u661f\u304c\u51fa\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u304b\u3089\u4e00\u672c\u306e\u3064\u3048\u304c\u8d77\u308a\u3001\u30e2\u30a2\u30d6\u306e\u3053\u3081\u304b\u307f\u3068\u3001\u30bb\u30c4\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306e\u8133\u5929\u3092\u6483\u3064\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The word scepter is a symbol of kingship, and it was Balaam who connected the Messianic Person with kingship and with a star. \u6756\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u738b\u6a29\u306e\u8c61\u5fb4\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u4eba\u7269\u3092\u738b\u6a29\u3068\u661f\u306b\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u305f\u306e\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>By profession, Balaam was an astrologer.\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306f\u5360\u661f\u8853\u5e2b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>According to Numbers 22:5 and Deuteronomy 23:4, Balaam was from Pethor, which was also in Babylonia. \u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\u3068\u7533\u547d\u8a18\uff12\uff13\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\u306b\u3088\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u3082\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30da\u30c8\u30db\u30eb\u306e\u51fa\u8eab\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the Balaam connection regarding the star and the Kingship of the Messiah, as well as the Daniel connection which provided the Messianic timetable, \u661f\u3068\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u738b\u6a29\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u30d0\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308a\u3068\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u6642\u523b\u8868\u3092\u63d0\u4f9b\u3057\u305f\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308a\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>the magi from Babylonia knew about the coming of the Messiah. \u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u6765\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, when the magi saw the unusual star in the sky, they took that to be the signal that the Messiah was born, and decided to follow it. \u305d\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u7a7a\u3067\u73cd\u3057\u3044\u661f\u3092\u898b\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3092\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u5408\u56f3\u3068\u53d7\u3051\u6b62\u3081\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There are five particular things to note about this \u201cstar\u201d.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u300c\u661f\u300d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u7279\u306b\u6ce8\u610f\u3059\u3079\u304d\u70b9\u304c\uff15\u3064\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First of all, this star is referred to by the pronoun, \u201cHis,\u201d that is the Messiah\u2019s star (Matthew 2:2).\u3000 \u307e\u305a\u7b2c\u4e00\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u661f\u306f\u300c\u5f7c\u306e\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4ee3\u540d\u8a5e\u3067\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u661f\u3067\u3059\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, this star appeared and disappeared on two or more occasions. \u7b2c\u4e8c\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u661f\u306f\u4e8c\u5ea6\u4ee5\u4e0a\u73fe\u308c\u3066\u306f\u6d88\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, this star moved from east to west.\u3000 \u7b2c\u4e09\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u661f\u306f\u6771\u304b\u3089\u897f\u306b\u52d5\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Fourthly, this star moved from north to south.\u3000 \u7b2c\u56db\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u661f\u306f\u5317\u304b\u3089\u5357\u306b\u52d5\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, this star literally came down to Bethlehem and hovered over one particular house in the town of Bethlehem (Matthew 2:9).\u3000 \u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u661f\u306f\u6587\u5b57\u901a\u308a\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306b\u6765\u3066\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306e\u753a\u306e\u3042\u308b\u7279\u5b9a\u306e\u5bb6\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff12\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it did not behave like any ordinary star.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u666e\u901a\u306e\u661f\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3075\u308b\u307e\u3044\u3092\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The root for the Greek word for star means \u201cradiant\u201d or \u201cbrilliant.\u201d\u3000 \u30ae\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u8a9e\u306e\u661f\u306e\u8a9e\u6e90\u306f\u3001\u300c\u8f1d\u304d \u300d\u3084 \u300c\u5149\u8f1d\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cbrilliance\u201d is what is known as the Shechinah Glory.\u3000 \u3053\u306e \u300c\u8f1d\u304d \u300d\u3053\u305d\u304c\u3001\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, just as the Shechinah Glory was used to announce the birth of the Messiah to Jewish shepherds, \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u8f1d\u304d\u304c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u306e\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u3092\u544a\u3052\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>it was also used to announce the birth of the King of the Jews to the magi.\u3000\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u306e\u738b\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u3092\u30de\u30ae\u305f\u3061\u306b\u544a\u3052\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3082\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That is why when they arrived in Jerusalem, the Jewish capital, \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u9996\u90fd\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u5230\u7740\u3057\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>they asked the question, \u201cWhere is He who has been born King of the Jews?\u201d \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u300c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u738b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u305f\u306f\u3001\u3069\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3068\u5c0b\u306d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although they had the Book of Daniel, they did not have the Book of Michah.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30df\u30ab\u66f8\u306f\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was Micah who prophesied the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).\u3000 \u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u304c\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3067\u751f\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3068\u9810\u8a00\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u30df\u30ab\u3067\u3057\u305f\uff08\u30df\u30ab\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Having learned that information, the magi headed for Bethlehem.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u60c5\u5831\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But because there were many houses in Bethlehem, and many children two-years-old and younger, it would have been very difficult for them to find this Child.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306b\u306f\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5bb6\u304c\u3042\u308a\u3001\uff12\u6b73\u4ee5\u4e0b\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u3082\u5927\u52e2\u3044\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u3053\u306e\u5e7c\u5b50\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u96e3\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At this point, the star they had seen earlier reappeared, came down and hovered over the specific house where the young child was (Matthew 2:9).\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4ee5\u524d\u306b\u898b\u305f\u661f\u304c\u518d\u3073\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u964d\u308a\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u5e7c\u5b50\u304c\u3044\u308b\u7279\u5b9a\u306e\u5bb6\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u6b62\u307e\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff12\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 family was no longer in a stable where the shepherds had found them, but were now in a private home.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306f\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u99ac\u5c0f\u5c4b\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u666e\u901a\u306e\u500b\u4eba\u306e\u5bb6\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This was nearly two years after the shepherds had visited Jesus in the stable.\u3000 \u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u99ac\u5c0f\u5c4b\u306b\u8a2a\u306d\u3066\u304b\u3089\uff12\u5e74\u8fd1\u304f\u3082\u7d4c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>When the magi saw Jesus, they worshiped Him.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u898b\u305f\u30de\u30ae\u9054\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u793c\u62dd\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As glorious and wonderful the star was and the angel\u2019s appearing was, nothing compares to the glory and wonder of Jesus.\u3000 \u661f\u306e\u8f1d\u304d\u3084\u5929\u4f7f\u306e\u51fa\u73fe\u3082\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3055\u306b\u5339\u6575\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as already mentioned, all things on that first Christmas day pointed to Jesus\u2019 coming into this world as a human being.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3059\u3067\u306b\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u65e5\u306e\u5168\u3066\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u4eba\u9593\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6307\u3057\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God became man!\u00a0 That is what happened on that day!\u3000 \u795e\u304c\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u3089\u308c\u305f\uff01 \u305d\u308c\u304c\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>The Son of God left the glory and comfort of heaven to become a humble infant born of a virgin through the powerful and wonderous work of the Holy Spirit.\u3000 \u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u5b50\u306f\u3001\u5929\u56fd\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3068\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u3001\u8056\u970a\u306e\u529b\u5f37\u3044\u3001\u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u50cd\u304d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u51e6\u5973\u304b\u3089\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u8b19\u905c\u306a\u5e7c\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And Jesus coming into this world on that particular day over 2000 years ago in Bethlehem, brought the greatest light into this world.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\uff12\uff10\uff10\uff10\u5e74\u4ee5\u4e0a\u524d\u306e\u3042\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3067\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6700\u5927\u306e\u5149\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A light brighter and greater than the star and at the angel\u2019s appearing.\u3000 \u661f\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u5929\u4f7f\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u6642\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u660e\u308b\u304f\u5049\u5927\u306a\u5149\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Shechinah Glory reappeared in a completely new form through the coming of the Messiah.\u3000 \u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306f\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u306e\u5230\u6765\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3063\u305f\u304f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5f62\u3067\u518d\u3073\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The apostle John wrote of this as He described the significance of Jesus\u2019 coming into this world.\u3000 \u4f7f\u5f92\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306e\u610f\u5473\u3092\u3053\u3046\u8a18\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:1-14\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup>In the beginning was\u00a0the Word, and the Word was\u00a0with God, and\u00a0the Word was God.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>He was in the beginning with God.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>In Him was life, and the life was\u00a0the Light of men.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not\u00a0comprehend it. <sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>There\u00a0came a man sent from God, whose name was\u00a0John.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>He came\u00a0as a witness, to testify about the Light,\u00a0so that all might believe through him.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>He was not the Light, but\u00a0<em>he came<\/em>\u00a0to testify about the Light. <sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>There was\u00a0the true Light\u00a0which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>He was in the world, and\u00a0the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>He came to His\u00a0own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become\u00a0children of God,\u00a0<em><strong>e<\/strong>ven<\/em>\u00a0to those who believe in His name,\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>who were\u00a0born, not of\u00a0blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. <sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0the Word\u00a0became flesh, and\u00a0dwelt among us, and\u00a0we saw His glory, glory as of\u00a0the only begotten from the Father, full of\u00a0grace and\u00a0truth. <sup>1<\/sup>\u521d\u3081\u306b\u8a00\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002\u8a00\u306f\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002\u8a00\u306f\u795e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>2<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u8a00\u306f\u521d\u3081\u306b\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3067\u304d\u305f\u3002\u3067\u304d\u305f\u3082\u306e\u306e\u3046\u3061\u3001\u4e00\u3064\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3053\u308c\u306b\u3088\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>4<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u8a00\u306b\u547d\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u547d\u306f\u4eba\u306e\u5149\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>5<\/sup>\u5149\u306f\u3084\u307f\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u8f1d\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3084\u307f\u306f\u3053\u308c\u306b\u52dd\u305f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>6<\/sup>\u3053\u3053\u306b\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u304b\u3089\u3064\u304b\u308f\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u3042\u304b\u3057\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u304d\u305f\u3002\u5149\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3042\u304b\u3057\u3092\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u5149\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u305f\u3060\u3001\u5149\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3042\u304b\u3057\u3092\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u3092\u7167\u3059\u307e\u3053\u3068\u306e\u5149\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4e16\u306b\u304d\u305f\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u4e16\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e16\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304c\u3001\u4e16\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u305a\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306b\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u6c11\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u3001\u8840\u3059\u3058\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u8089\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3082\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u305f\u3060\u795e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u306f\u8089\u4f53\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u5bbf\u3063\u305f\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u7236\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3081\u3050\u307f\u3068\u307e\u3053\u3068\u3068\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This passage proclaims the coming of God\u2019s glorious Light in a new, visible manifestation.\u3000\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3042\u308b\u5149\u304c\u3001\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u65b0\u305f\u306a\u59ff\u3067\u73fe\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5ba3\u8a00\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Word, that in verse 1 was in the beginning with God\u2014always was with God, and always was God\u2014at a certain point in human history, took on visible form.\u3000 1\u7bc0\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u521d\u3081\u304b\u3089\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3042\u308a\u3001\u795e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u985e\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u306e\u3042\u308b\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u3001\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u5f62\u3092\u3068\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But this time He did not come in the form of a light, fire, or cloud; rather, He came in the form of flesh.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u3001\u5149\u3084\u706b\u3084\u96f2\u306e\u5f62\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3080\u3057\u308d\u8089\u306e\u5f62\u3067\u6765\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He became human, and Jesus, as a man, was the visible manifestation of God\u2019s presence.\u3000\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u73fe\u5b58\u3092\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u5f62\u3067\u73fe\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Jesus was the Shechinah Glory light is briefly described in John 1:4-10.\u3000\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u5149\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\u306b\u306b\u7c21\u6f54\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>With these words, John emphasized that Jesus was that new Shechinah Glory light.\u3000 \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306f\u3053\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u305d\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30b7\u30e3\u30ab\u30a4\u30ca\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u5149\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5f37\u8abf\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He is the source of life and He is the source of light for all people because He is the creator of us all.\u3000 \u4e3b\u306f\u547d\u306e\u6e90\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u5275\u9020\u4e3b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306e\u5149\u306e\u6e90\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Verse 14 focuses on the new form of the manifestation of God\u2019s glorious presence.\u3000\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\u3067\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u73fe\u5b58\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5f62\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u304c\u5f53\u3066\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:14\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>And\u00a0the Word\u00a0became flesh, and\u00a0dwelt among us, and\u00a0we saw His glory, glory as of\u00a0the only begotten from the Father, full of\u00a0grace and\u00a0truth. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u306f\u8089\u4f53\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u5bbf\u3063\u305f\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u7236\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3081\u3050\u307f\u3068\u307e\u3053\u3068\u3068\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Verse 14 says, \u201cThe Word became flesh and dwelt among us.\u201d \uff11\uff14\u7bc0\u306f\u300c\u305d\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u306f\u8089\u4f53\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u5bbf\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, God\u2019s glorious presence came in a more permanent form in the person of the Messiah, \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u81e8\u5728\u306f\u3001\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4eba\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and abided with Israel for an extended period of time until His ascension back to heaven.\u3088\u308a\u6c38\u7d9a\u7684\u306a\u5f62\u3067\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u5929\u306b\u6607\u3089\u308c\u308b\u307e\u3067\u3001\u9577\u671f\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3063\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Jesus graced this world with God\u2019s glory as He lived and ministered throughout His 33 plus years upon this earth.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3053\u306e\u5730\u4e0a\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u305f\uff13\uff13\u5e74\u4f59\u308a\u306e\u9593\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3067\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6075\u307f\u3092\u305f\u3089\u3057\u3001\u5ba3\u6559\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And it was just outside of Jerusalem that He died and was resurrected, as well as ascended back to heaven from the Mount of Olives.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306e\u90ca\u5916\u3067\u6b7b\u306a\u308c\u3001\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3055\u308c\u3001\u30aa\u30ea\u30fc\u30d6\u5c71\u304b\u3089\u5929\u306b\u6607\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes indeed, Jesus is the promised Christ (Messiah) who is \u201cImmanuel,\u201d which translated means, \u201cGod with us\u201d (Matthew 1:23).\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3001\u5b9f\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\uff08\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\uff09\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u300c\u30a4\u30f3\u30de\u30cc\u30a8\u30eb\u300d\u3001\u76f4\u8a33\u3059\u308c\u3070\u300c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3068\u5171\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u795e\u300d\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\u7ae0\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff09\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, as indicated in the passage in John 1 that we just read, not everyone, not even the Jews who lived during Jesus\u2019 time, knew or received Him, that is place their faith in Him.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u4eca\u8aad\u3093\u3060\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f81\u7ae0\u306e\u4e00\u7bc0\u306b\u793a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306b\u751f\u304d\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u3067\u3055\u3048\u3082\u3001\u8ab0\u3082\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u308f\u3051\u3067\u3082\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:10-13\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>He was in the world, and\u00a0the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>He came to His\u00a0own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become\u00a0children of God,\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0to those who believe in His name,\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>who were\u00a0born, not of\u00a0blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.<sup> 10<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u4e16\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e16\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304c\u3001\u4e16\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u305a\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306b\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u6c11\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u3001\u8840\u3059\u3058\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u8089\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3082\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u305f\u3060\u795e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not many Jews at that time received Jesus in faith but instead rejected Him.\u3000 \u5f53\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u305f\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306f\u591a\u304f\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3080\u3057\u308d\u62d2\u7d76\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But what was true for the people back then and for us today is this promise:\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u771f\u5b9f\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name\u201d \u300c\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus is the Light of the world!\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u4e16\u306e\u5149\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>When we behold Jesus, we are indeed filled with wonder and delight.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u898b\u308b\u6642\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u9a5a\u304d\u3068\u559c\u3073\u306b\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Listen to what Jesus said regarding Himself and the invitation that He gives to us all.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5fa1\u81ea\u8eab\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u307e\u305f\u79c1\u9054\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u62db\u304d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u8033\u3092\u50be\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 8:12\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff18\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying,\u00a0\u201cI am the Light of the world;\u00a0he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.\u201d \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u307e\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u4e16\u306e\u5149\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u6765\u308b\u8005\u306f\u3001\u3084\u307f\u306e\u3046\u3061\u3092\u6b69\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u306a\u304f\u3001\u547d\u306e\u5149\u3092\u3082\u3064\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us come and adore Jesus, God incarnate!\u3000 \u795e\u306e\u53d7\u8089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u5d07\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Let us bathe ourselves in His wonderous and glorious Light!\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u6804\u5149\u306e\u5149\u3092\u6d74\u3073\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Let us truly take delight in Him!\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u559c\u3073\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Let us worship Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Savior and King!\u3000 \u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u5b50\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u738b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u793c\u62dd\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Let us pray.\u3000 \u304a\u7948\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u65e5\u306e\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a<\/p>\n<p>\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u53c2\u7167\u3057\u305f\u8056\u53e5\uff1a\u6c11\u6570\u8a18\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u3001\u30c0\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u66f8\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\u2014\uff12\uff17\u7bc0\u3001 \u30df\u30ab\u66f8\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\u3001\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\u3001\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\u3001 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