If man is going to know anything about God, God has to do the speaking. Thankfully, He is not silent. He has spoken in two phases: before the coming of His Son into the world, and through the coming of His Son into the world.
The Old Testament was God’s message to men, announcing the future coming of His Son. Hebrews 1:1 says, “He spoke long ago,” referring to the Old Testament. The book of Hebrews was written A.D. 60-70, so it was approaching 500 years since God had spoken through the Old Testament writers. But then verse 2 states, “In these last days [God] has spoken to us in His Son . . .” When Christ was born, the flurry of activity with angels and miracles was astonishing. The pace at which these supernatural phenomena occurred around the life and ministry of Jesus was unparalleled. These were beautiful signs and wonders proclaiming the majesty and glory of the Almighty, Who had spoken to us again, this time through His beloved Son.
Though His people await the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, how privileged we are to know our Messiah has come. With the sound of a baby’s cry in Bethlehem, God revealed His plan of redemption in a unique and wondrous way. Silence was broken and we were set free.