The Tower of the Flock

Dr. Christine Van Horn pt 1

As we are preparing for the Christmas season, the celebration of the Lord’s birth (at least that is what it was meant to be, not the commercialized things we see today – but that’s a story for a different day)…

Now, as I was saying, as we are preparing to celebrate the birth of our Lord into this earth, many, many churches will have their little children’s plays about “no room in the inn” and born in barn” and “laid in a manager,” etc.  And that’s OK… at least it’s something…

But, I am almost 100% certain, that most of you have not really studied this out for yourself. But our guest today has. And what she is going to share with us today will give you a more complete understanding of every single aspect of the “Christmas Story.”

I know it will, because I was moved by the Lord about two years ago to start looking at this myself. I’ve shared this story the past couple of years on our radio program, “Freedom Through Faith” that airs on Evangelism Radio. I would run this particular teaching just before Christmas the last two years – AND I’m planning on doing it again this year. Praise God!

I said all of that, because Dr. Christian Van Horn has written an absolutely fabulous book that details every facet of this story and will just blow your mind on the misinformation you’ve been fed over the years. Her book, “The Tower of the Flock” will expound upon things you’ve always know, but then open your eyes to the “story behind the story.” And then shares with you the importance of that back story to the fulfillment of scripture – especially when it comes to the Birth of Jesus.

Dr. Christine Van Horn is an author, teacher and speaker. She is the author of 6 books, with three of them focusing on teaching character and foundational values. Her most recent book is “Teach Your Children Timeless Truths in Uncertain Times.” We did an interview on that book about a month ago. So I would direct you to go to our archives and look up episode number 1173 and 1174.

Christine has been the team leader for a children’s program called “Character Club.” She has a Doctorate Degree in Theology and serves in the Children’s Ministry at Insight Church in Tinley Park, IL. She was also on the faculty of the International College of Excellence Bible College.

She also has coaching program that brings all of these concepts together called, “Wisdom Decisions – Foundational Values.”

 And, as I said, today, we will be discussing one of her books titled, “The Tower of the Flock.”

When we were discussing your other books, “The Tower of the Flock” was one that immediately caught my attention.

But, before we get into the book and what “The Tower of the Flock” is all about, for the sake of new listeners that may not have heard your prior interview, tell us in your own words, “Who is Christine Van Horn?”

Christine, what led you to studying the biblical references that led you to “The Tower of the Flock?”

You start your book by taking us all the way back to the days of Jacob and Rachel. How do they lay the groundwork for the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem?

In your book, I love how you laid this out, you walk the reader through several Old Testament characters and how they all were involved in stitching together or to “weave” together all of these events they were involved in, to ultimately having Jesus being born right exactly where scriptures said He would be.

We don’t have time to go into a lot of the detail for these individuals, so here is what I would like to do. I’m going to give you a name, and I’d like you to just give us a two or three sentence summary of how they contributed to “Tower of the Flock” story for Jesus.

We already discussed Jacob and Rachel. Let’s talk about RUTH…

She ended up being married to Boaz, who was the great-grandfather of King David. So, let’s talk about how the land in Israel was divided as an inheritance and how this played into Boaz owning the fields that Ruth was gleaning grain from…

That takes us to Jesse, father of David.  When Samuel was instructed to go to the family of Jesse to anoint the next king, I always wondered WHY Jesse? Why not some other family? But now, you have cleared this up completely. Explain “Why Jesse?”

So now, we have David, tending sheep in the field.  The exact same field that shepherds would be tending to their flocks when Jesus was born. Is that correct?

All of this explained why the Jews knew the Messiah was supposed to come from the line of David and be born in Bethlehem. But yet, they did not put two and two together concerning the birth of Jesus.  So, let’s dive now into the importance of the “Tower of the Flock.”

In the traditional birth of Jesus nativity scene, what kind of husband would make his wife take that kind of journey when she was 9 months pregnant?

What about the “no room for them at the Holiday Inn” so they had to go out to the barn out back to give birth to the baby?

WHY was the “Tower of the Flock” the perfect place for a pregnant woman to give birth when she could not be cared for in the home of a loved one?

Folks, this book, “Tower of the Flock,”  is a must have for your reading list. It answers so many nagging questions that most people have about the birth of Jesus.  I urge you to drop down into the show notes and order you copy today.

In fact, do your pastor a favor and order him or her a copy as well. They will appreciate it. Don’t make the mistake of thinking “They already know this.”  I’ve been in the ministry for close to 28 years and did not find out the truth about this until about 2 or 3 years ago. But I’ve been sharing it since. Amen!

Be sure to order your copies today.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

Email:  chris@drchris.co

Website:   https://www.drchris.co/

Book:  “Teach Your Children Timeless Truths in Uncertain Times” – on Amazon

Book:  “Tower of the Flock” – on Amazon

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