TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERS

December 02, 2024 – 12/02/2024

12 – Perfect Government
  2 – A Faithful Witness & Being Set Apart

THE SWADDLED BABE

And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Luke 2:12 NKJV  

When the angel came to the shepherds and said, “You will find Him lying in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes,” they knew exactly where to look — the place they went day after day! The Bible says angels appeared to the shepherds in the hills and told them the long-awaited messiah was born. Why the shepherds? Was it because they were lowly? No! These shepherds were the only ones who could certify the spotless lamb! 

And you, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. Micah 4:8 NKJV  

This tower of the flock is just outside of Bethlehem city, but still within the region commonly known as Bethlehem, where Passover lambs were kept by specially trained and purified shepherds.  The lambs were born in this “tower of the flock” known as “Migdal Eder” under the watchful eye of the shepherds, who would then inspect and either certify them for use as sacrifices in the temple or designate them to be released for common use. The newly certified lambs would, according to some sources, even be wrapped in special swaddling clothes. Swaddling clothes were actually the leftover priestly garments – white robes stained with the blood of past sacrifices. These priestly robes were torn into strips and used for two purposes: 

The making of wicks for the Menorah and 
The wrapping of perfect sacrificial lambs – like Jesus.  

Declaration: Jesus is the Lamb that was slain before the foundations of the world. God Almighty prepared my redemption in the beginning, and He will bring it to completion through my salvation in Jesus Christ!   

From My Sermon Series: Indescribable Gift: The Tower of the Flock