1st Day of Advent - God's Promise to David

Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel,
  And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
 Until the Son of God appear.
  Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel!

(Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel ~ Verse One
Translated: John Neal, 1818-66)

 

An Advent Reading - Day 1

God's Promise to David - 2 Samuel 7: 1-17

An excerpt:

"The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you. When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, who I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me, your throne will be established forever."
2 Samuel 7: 11b-16