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He would be from the line of David

central prophecies

• Isaiah 9:6-7Forunto us a child is born, to us asonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhisshoulder,and

hisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,

EverlastingFather,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,onthethrone

ofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtouphold

itwithjusticeand withrighteousnessfrom thistime forth

andforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwilldothis.

− Many scholars will disagree about this prophecy as there

are two words that could potentially be used:

He would be born of a virgin

• Controversy - does the word virgin in this passageactuallymean"virgin"or" young maiden"?

• Alma - to be strong, full of vigor, or arrived at the age

of purity

• Bethulah - a maiden living in seclusion in her parents'

house and still a long way from matrimony1

• Isaiah7:14ThereforetheLORDhimselfwillgiveyouasign.Behold,thevirginshallconceiveandbearason,andshall

callhisnameImmanuel.

• Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonis given;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis

shoulder, andhis name shall becalledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting

Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,

• Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis

shoulder, andhis name shall be calledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting


onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice

andwithrighteousnessfromthistimeforthandforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwill

dothis.Foruntousachildisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeupon

hisshoulder,andhisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,Everlasting



andwithrighteousnessfromthistimeforthandforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwill

dothis.Foruntousachildisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeupon

hisshoulder,andhisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,Everlasting



“I’mahistorian.Iamnotabeliever,butImustconfess

asahistorianthatthispennilesspreacherfromNazareth

isirrevocablytheverycenterofhistory.JesusChristis

easilythemostdominantgureinallofhistory.”

h.g. wells

"Christisthecentralfactoftheworld’shistory.Tohim

everythinglooksforwardorbackward.Allthelinesof

historyconvergeuponhim.AllthegreatpurposesofGod

culminate inhim.The greatestandmostmomentous

factwhichthehistoryoftheworldrecordsinthefactof

hisbirth,whichofcoursewecometocelebratetoday

asChristmas.”

charles spurgeon

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His birth would cause a massacre2

a less highlighted prophecy

The women mentioned in the Genealogy

the genealogy of christ

• Womenweren'ttypicallyinJewishgenealogies,especially

thewomenmentionedinthisone:

− Tamar - Genesis 38:6-30

• Seduced Judah, her father-in-law, got pregnant and gave

birth to Perez

Matthew1:Thereareafewthingsthatareinterestingtonote

abouttheGenealogyofChrist thatmake itso dicult for

somepeopletobelievethatHeiswhoHesaysHeis.

− Rahab - Joshua 2:1-24

• A harlot before she married Salmon, gave birth to Boaz

− Ruth - The whole book of Ruth

• Pagan until she converted after the death of her rst

husband, married Boaz and gave birth to Obed

− Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

• Had an adulterous affair with King David and became

pregnant.Theylosttheirrstchild.

− Mary - Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-56

• Being pregnant outside of wedlock was an extreme sin in

the eyes of the Jewish elite at this time. This would be one

of the most shameful ways for the Messiah to be born in

their eyes.

The culmination of Luke's Genealogy • Thephrase"sonofAdam,thesonofGod"wouldhave

given theGentile audience of Luke a great deal of

encouragementbecauseitemphasizesthatallpeopleareequal.

He would be born in Bethlehem

− The Census of Luke 1 is often argued as having neverhappened because the historian Josephus put Quirinius as

governor in 6 AD, but recent discoveries found documents

placing Quirinius as governor in 7 BC as well.

• The"CensusDebate":

• Micah5:2Butyou,OBethlehemEphrathah,whoaretoolittletobeamongtheclansofJudah,fromyoushallcomeforthfor

meonewhoistoberulerinIsrael,whosecomingforthisfrom

ofold,fromancientdays.

• Jeremiah31:15Thussays the LORD:"A voiceis heardin

Ramah, lamentationand bitter weeping. Rachel isweepingforherchildren;sherefusestobecomfortedforherchildren,

becausetheyarenomore."

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