Christians are to be imitators of God, which means to walk in love just as Christ loved us and to avoid the evil of our former lives.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
John’s birth and Zechariah’s prophecy pointed to the greatest manifestation of God’s mercy ever.
The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.