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this morning we are going to turn our attention to what happened shortly after Jesus’ birth
before we do so, I want to remind you of where we have been in the Word of God the past 2 Sundays
we have been studying Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus
Matthew birth narrative is really a continuation of Jesus’ genealogy
he begins with a statement in v.1 summarizing Jesus human connection to David and Abraham,
genealogies of Jesus - shows his connection to David and thus his being the fulfillment of God’s promises to him - shows his connection to Abraham and thus his being the fulfillment of God’s promises to him]
Jesus Christ = a name and a title
Jesus is his given name and means “he will save his people from their sins”
Christ is his title
it means: the chosen one of God, the Messiah promised in the OT
Son of David: demonstrates that King David is his ancestor through Joseph and thus that he is the fulfillment of God’s promises to him
a never dying King with and everlasting kingdom based on righteousness and truth
Son of Abraham: proves his connection to Abraham and thus his being the fulfillment of God’s promises to him
a blessing to the nations = the knowledge of God and the blessing of salvation
the blessing of salvation
Matthew concludes his genealogy in vv.18-25 by showing Jesus’ direct connection to God
Jesus is the Son of God
we are now going to turn our attention to what followed Jesus birth 1 week later and his presentation to the Lord 33 days later
I know that some of you may be thinking, “what about the visit of the angels?”
our focus has been Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth
Matthew’s purpose to demonstrate that Jesus is not only a King but the King of kings, promised hundreds and thousands of years before
Luke’s purpose to give Theophilus certainty about the things he had been taught
therefore he compiled a narrative of Jesus’ life (), an orderly account ()
Note: those with a predisposition to suppress the truth and exchange it for a lie use differences like this to say that the bible is full of contradictions and cannot be trusted
so that’s where we have been
today we are going to focus our attention on what Joseph and Mary did for Jesus shortly after he was born
before we begin I want to remind you about a vital fact of Jesus’ birth
if Jesus had not been a perfect man he could not have died a substitutionary, atoning death on our behalf
and if Jesus did not die a substitutionary, atoning death there would be no Christmas
it wouldn’t have mattered that Jesus was born in a manger, that he lived an exemplary life, did miracles and taught some amazing things
If Jesus had not been the perfect Son of God in human flesh he would have lived and died like all other men and been long forgotten!
there wouldn’t be a church, we wouldn’t be here today and we would still be lost in our sins
Lk 2:23
Lk
Paul’s Description of Jesus’ Birth
as the perfect Son of God it was critical that Jesus keep the whole law, in word, thought and deed for all of his life, even when he was an infant!
before he himself was able to keep the law his parents had to do it for him
thus Joseph and Mary were a critical part of his upbringing!
“the fullness of time”
Jesus’ coming to earth and being born as a baby was not a random act, a coincidence or an accident.
God formulated his plan for Jesus before anything existed
when God created all things he also determined all the events of the world’s history
everything from creation to the destruction of the heavens and the earth to the creation of the New Heavens and New Earth was planned by God
The centre point of history is the 33 year life of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God.
the most important thing to happen in the history of the world was the incarnation of the Son of God: his birth, life, death and resurrection
everything recorded from Genesis to Malachi was moving toward this pivotal event
birth, life, ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, return, millennial rule, final judgment and eternal rule over a new heavens and new earth
since the resurrection of Jesus wherever the Good News of his life, death and resurrection have gone, peoples and nations have been eternally impacted
at the end of history every single person who has ever been conceived will stand before Jesus Christ and confess him to be Lord!
“God sent forth his Son”
at the exact moment determined by God, he sent his Son into the world
who was this “Son”?
the 2nd person of the Trinity, equal with God yet a distinct person with a distinct role
existed with God before time and creation
Prior to Jesus’ birth he was an eternal spirit.
Children’s Catechism:
Q9: Who is God?
A: God is a spirit and does not have a body like men.
(; ; )
that God sent Jesus forth implies:
a specific mission, a particular purpose
when we send someone away without a purpose we are banishing them
implies pre-existence
you can’t send someone forth who does not exist!
testimony of John the Baptist about Jesus’ pre-existence
testimony of Jesus himself
John 17:
most importantly it implies divinity
remember the attitude of the Pharisees when Jesus called himself the Son of God
John 6:
John 6:
“born of a woman”
“born of a woman”
not of a man and a woman but of a woman alone
It is impossible for a woman to conceive apart from the contribution of a man but there was one exception in all of history, the birth of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
however there was one exception in all of history, the birth of Jesus Christ by the power of the HS
prior to Jesus being sent forth he was a spirit
Children’s Catechism:
Q9: Who is God?
A: God is a spirit and does not have a body like men.
(; ; Tim 1:17)
Paul describes how this happened in
although he shared the nature of God he willingly set it aside (6)
he emptied himself (7)
by taking the position of a slave (7)
by being born in the likeness of men (7)
found in human form (8)
he humbled himself (8)
by becoming obedient to the point of death (8)
by dying on a cross (8)
“born under the law”
as the Son of Abraham Jesus was born a Jew and lived under the OC
he was therefore subject to the Law of Moses
was born as a Jew, under the OC, and was therefore subject to the Law of Moses
he followed the dietary restrictions
he kept all of the Feasts
he kept the 4th commandment and was found worshipping with God’s people every Sabbath day
offered all of the required sacrifices and offerings
in everything, thought, motive and deed, he was without sin (; ; )
remember that it says that Jesus was born under the law
As an infant Jesus was not capable of understanding and obeying the law!
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