Psalms 2:8-12

2:8 Ask me,

and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,

the ends of the earth as your personal property.

2:9 You will break them with an iron scepter;

you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’”

2:10 So now, you kings, do what is wise;

you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

2:11 Serve the Lord in fear!

Repent in terror!

2:12 Give sincere homage!

Otherwise he will be angry,

and you will die because of your behavior,

when his anger quickly ignites.

How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

Isaiah 60:12

60:12 Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish;

such nations will be totally destroyed.

Zechariah 14:16-19

14:16 Then all who survive from all the nations that came to attack Jerusalem will go up annually to worship the King, the Lord who rules over all, and to observe the Feast of Tabernacles. 14:17 But if any of the nations anywhere on earth refuse to go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord who rules over all, they will get no rain. 14:18 If the Egyptians will not do so, they will get no rain – instead there will be the kind of plague which the Lord inflicts on any nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 14:19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and of all nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

Luke 19:27

19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”

Luke 19:2

19:2 Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

Luke 1:8

1:8 Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Luke 1:1

Explanatory Preface

1:1 Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

Luke 2:6-8

2:6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

The Shepherds’ Visit

2:8 Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.