The Storyline of Christmas...

Gen. 3:15 The promise of our forever king to come...

“She (Mary) will bear a son (offspring), and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

Gen. 12:3 The promise of blessing to come...

so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:14

Exodus 12:13 The promise of freedom to come...

...the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28
So if the Son sets you free you will be free indeed. John 8:36

2 Samuel 7:16 The promise of our forever king and a forever kingdom to come...

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. Luke 1:32-33

Isaiah 7:14, 9:6 The promise of our forever king to come as a helpless baby...

All of this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 'Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel.' (which means God with us).”

Matthew 1:22-23

Micah 5:2 The promise of the place where our forever king would be born...

And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel. Matthew 2:6

Ezekiel 34:15 The promise of our forever king to be our true shepherd...

I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. John 10:14-16

Isaiah 53:3-10 The promise of our forever king to rescue us from ourselves...

He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree that we might die to sin and live righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:22-24