Redeemer Pca Of Overland Park

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14) Pastor Tony Felich December 4, 2005 ----more----I. The Hymn StoryBASED ON THE SEVEN GREAT "O" ANTIPHONS OF THE 8TH CENTURY CHANT PERIOD O SAPIENTIA... (Wisdom from on high)O ADONAI... (Lord and leader of the house of Israel)O RADIX... (Root of Jesse)O CLAVIS... (Key of David)O ORIENS... (Dayspring, splendor of enternal light)O REX... (Longed for King of the nations)O EMMANUEL... (God With us, our king and lawgiver) - Verses form the reverse acrostic "ero cras", meaning "I shall be with you tomorrow"- Translated and arranged by John Mason Neale in 1851- Neale used 5 of the 7 original verses and made the last verse first. II. Lyrical content and Biblical depthO Come Emmanuel Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23O Come Lord of Might Exodus 19:16, Micah 5:2O Come thou Rod of Jesse Isaiah 11:10O Come thou Dayspring Micah 5:1,2, Luke 1:78,79O Come thou Key of David Isaiah 22:22 III. Application for us- There is great value in knowing the Old Testament well- We need to be "ransomed" from th