"We are in Bethlehem.  Our legs bump up against the manger.  And there he lies:  the Image, Messenger, Word, Warrior, and Wisdom of the Father, now and forever one of us.  The dress rehearsals are over.  God now has eyes, ears, hands, and a navel–and will, forever and ever.  God is also a man, and a man is now also God."

Chad Bird.  The Christ Key: Unlocking the Centrality of Christ in the Old Testament  Irvine, CA:  1517 Publishing.  2021