O Come, Son of David

Part of the beauty of O Antiphons is that they rehearse for us the great movement of God's redemptive work through the Old Testament. As we reflect on Jesus as the Wisdom of God, or as the Lord of Might, or as the Root of Jessi and the Key of David, we enter into the long waiting story of Israel. This week we see Jesus as "great David's greater Son"! As God's promise to Abraham was a promise that he would bless everyone, so his promise to David was that his throne would be established forever! Jesus comes for all of creation and to redeem it completely and forever!