Following Nehemiah and the last writings in the Old Testament, approximately four hundred years have passed. Old Testament prophets like Isaiah, Zechariah, Micah, and Jeremiah recorded a variety of revelations about the coming Messiah. Like Moses, the Messiah would come to free Israel from her oppressors. Despite decades of being warned to turn from their rebellious ways, the Israelites continued to pursue their own ways rather than God’s way. So, God took the next step. He sent the Messiah as a newborn baby whose goal was to establish a spiritual kingdom. Jesus, the Savior of the Jewish people (and indeed the world), arrived on the scene in an unexpected way.