“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:18-24 ESV
Why the name Jesus?
- He was named by & after His Father
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.” Psalm 68:19 ESV
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation” Isaiah 12:3 ESV
Salvation in Hebrew = Yeshua (Literally Jesus)
- His name defined His mission
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 ESV
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” 1 Timothy 1:15 ESV
- His name declared His victory
“But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:4-7 NASB
He defeated our enemy called sin
“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 NASB
He defeated our enemy called death
“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” 2 Timothy 1:8-10 NASB
He defeated our enemy called the devil
“The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8 NASB