Jacob, the ancestor of kings
5th December “God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and become numerous. People and assemblies of people shall come from you. Kings shall come forth from your loins.” (Genesis 35:11) Jacob was the second son of Isaac and his beloved
Isaac, the beloved son
4th December “These are the descendants of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah.” (Genesis 25:19-20) Isaac was the beloved son of Abraham and his wife, Sarah. Isaac’s moth
Abraham, our father in faith
3rd December “Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, it declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.” (Galatians 3:8) St Matthew’s gospel begins his version of Christ’s
Noah, the herald of righteousness
2nd December“Nor did he spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, one of eight, when he brought a flood upon the world with its godless people.” (2 Peter 2:5) The story of how Noah saved his family and various
Adam and Eve, our first parents
1st December “Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:22) We begin this Advent with the famous story of the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The book of Genesis, as interpreted in the New Te
The Jesse Tree (Isaiah 11:1-10)
The Jesse Tree has its roots in medieval Christianity, where it was used as a teaching tool to illustrate the family tree of Jesus Christ. It is named after Jesse, the father of King David, who is traditionally pictured at the base of the tree.