Advent Prophecies: Shepherds Will Worship the Messiah

A Moment of Hope · Dec 21, 2022 · 4m

Did you know that the Psalms were written in the 10th century BC? It is incredible to see how many prophecies were written hundreds of years before Jesus ever arrived.

Psalm 72:9 prophesied that desert tribes would bow down before the Messiah and enemies would lick the dust. This prophecy is full of meaning, showing that those who worship Jesus would be both great and small.

We see in Luke 2:8 that shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flocks, heard of the Savior, who is Christ the Lord. These men were considered the lowliest in their society. Nomads who wandered in the desert…