Description: A divine duet of calls
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned . . . Isaiah 9:2
It was dark, in those days. Very dark. Rome ruled Israel, the latest in a long line of conquerors. David’s line seemed all dried up after a succession of useless kings who led a great people to ruin. Caesar had ordered a new census with an eye toward his coffers.
The more people he could account for, the more taxes he could raise; the more taxes he could raise, the more people he could conquer. And so on and so on.