Old Testament Promise
The first promise of a redeemer for man’s sin is found in Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Isaiah gives more details on how the redeemer will come; Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
And who he will be; Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Sin came by man, Adam disobeyed God: Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. (Read account in Genesis 3:1-8)
The Apostle Paul reminds that it was Adam who sinned not Eve:
1 Tim 2:13-14 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
And because of Adam 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, …
Romans 5:14,18 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, … Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;…
Sin passes through the blood to all born of man.
“Blood from the mother passes through the placenta, filtering oxygen, glucose and other nutrients to the baby via the umbilical cord. … It keeps the mother’s blood separate from the baby’s blood to protect the baby against infections”.
The Redeemer had to be sinless (not inherit the sin of his father through the blood) Virgin Born.
Luke 1:27-35 tells of the Virgin Mary.
Luke 2 records the Birth of the Lord Jesus;
Virgin Born, lived a sinless life and Died for the sins of man as recorded in Isaiah 53:6-9.
The Apostle Peter also reminds of the Lord’s Sinless life and death of the Lord 1 Peter 2:21-25
The Apostle Paul writes “ … who knew no sin …” 2 Corinthians 5:21 he also reminds that Christ not only lived but 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “… how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” And after 40 days Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. He ascended into Heaven.
Promised in the Old, fulfilled in the New.
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