Christmas has a context. God's plan of redemption doesn't begin in Matthew 1:1 with the announcement of Jesus advent, on the contrary, the plan of Redemption is mid-stream when we come to Matthew 1:1. For nearly 2000 years God has been working out his purpose of redemption through the nation of Israel and we have 39 books of scripture that point to God's action in redeeming his people.
However, Matthew makes a bold statement and sets the tone for the whole New Testament. In the opening verse of his gospel he makes four claims regarding Jesus that are nothing less than revolutionary and should shape the way in which you read the entire Bible.
This message unpacks four truths in Matthew 1:1 -
1) The meaning of Jesus name - his name defines his mission, to save his people from their sins.
2) The meaning of the title Christ - what it means to see Jesus as the great eschatological king.
3) What it means that he is the Son of David - not just 'a' son of the David - but THE son of David, fulfilling the whole Davidic covenant and mediating all of its blessing.
4) What it means that he is the Son of Abraham - not just 'a' son of Abraham - but THE son of Abraham, fulfilling the whole Abrahamic covenant and mediating all of its blessing.
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