Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus
Have you ever wondered why?
This name probably rolls off more tongues than any other… has come from more pens than any other… has altered the world more than any other… more songs written and sung than any other… it is also more miss used than any other.
JESUS… His name was Divinely chosen
God Picked it Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Who knows the Son better than the Father Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Angles announced it Matthew 1:20-21 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Holy Ghost explains it Luke 1:30-31 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
JESUS… was actually named by GOD
Joseph was told Matthew 1:21
Mary was told Luke 1:31
And they obeyed Luke 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
They somehow knew the significance of this name…
We also must know the importance of this name
JESUS… His name has meaning (Greek = Saviour Hebrew = The Lord of Salvation)
Jesus is Greek for the Hebrew Joshua
Acts 7:45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus (JOSHUA) into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
Hebrews 4:8 For if Jesus (JOSHUA) had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Joshua took the Hebrews where Moses could not
Jesus does for us what Moses (LAW) cannot
JESUS… This name identifies Him with His people (Read Matthew 1:18-25)
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for HE shall save HIS people from their sins.
The following verses refer to HIS people, The Jews.
John 1:11-12 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 17:11-12 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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