Second Sunday in Advent, Year A
In our reading, we hear that the prophet Isaiah told others that a child will be a sign for all the world. Who is the "child" Isaiah is referring to? In our gospel, we hear about a man named “John the Baptist” who was telling people to change their lives. He was announcing that Jesus was coming soon. The prophet Isaiah had written about this a long time before John was born.
Jesse Tree Ornaments:
Burning Bush: God appears to Moses as a burning bush. God tells Moses to bring his people out of Egypt. Exodus 3:2-10
Lamb: God instructs Moses and Aaron to kill a year-old male lamb for each household in Israel. The blood is to mark every doorpost, beginning the tradition of Passover. Exodus 12:1-14:31.
10 Commandments: tablets given to Moses on which the 10 commandments were written. Bible pgs. 46-47
Trumpet: the walls around the city of Jericho crumbled when the trumpets of ram horns were blown by holy men. Bible pgs. 54-55
Pitcher: reminds us how with God’s help, Gideon became an unlikely leader and judge, helping his people cast aside false gods and obey God’s true laws. His army of 300 defeated an army of more than 100,000. Judges 7:20-21
Crown: Samuel, son of Eli, after hearing God’s call faithfully proclaimed the coming of Christ the King.
Shepherd’s Crook: David was first a shepherd of sheep but when God called him to lead the nation of Israel, he became a shepherd of people. Jesus is the good shepherd who will lay down his life for others. Bible pgs. 60-61