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Like Father, Like Son. The Messianic Importance of the Virgin Birth. Like Father, Like Son. Keep in Mind Context: (Framework) & Thinking: Greek vs Hebrew. Like Father, Like Son. Need to think Hebraically Ontology – branch of Metaphysics – nature of being - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE MESSIANIC IMPORTANCE OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
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Like Father, Like Son
Keep in Mind
Context:(Framework)
&Thinking:
Greek vs Hebrew
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Need to think Hebraically
Ontology – branch of Metaphysics – nature of being Plato/Neo-Platonists – schools of philosophy
Attempted to give meaning to physical aspects of life Most Christian teachers – Greek based schools Bible read/understood from Greek perspective
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Yeshua and His Father – debateQuestions asked – about essence and being
Essence and Being – foreign to Hebrew mind
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Contrasts G-d of Israel – Tanach G-d of Christian church – Church Creeds
Tanach - G-d Defined by works Relationship to creation
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Relationship with creation – encompasses allRelationship with Israel – specific covenant
Tanach – G-d – “made heavens and the earth”Psalms – 69:34, 115:15, 121:2, 124:8, 134:3,
146:6G-d – “I am Adonai your G-d Who brought you
out from the land of Egypt.”Ex20:2, 29:46, 32:11, Lev 19:36, 22:33,
25:38Num, Deut, Josh, Judges, Jeremiah, Daniel
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Tanach G-d is one, Unique, the Only God Only one worthy of worship – Israel and the Nations
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Church Creeds include activities of God Also – statements of essence and being Nicene Creed (325 CE) “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty;
Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
Begotten of the Father before all worlds;Light of Light, True God of true God,Begotten, not made, One essence with the FatherBy whom all things were made.
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Scriptures – no essence or beingHebrews
Know God by His deeds Know Yeshua by describing His works
2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" 4 And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
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Challenge:To see who Yeshua was/is
The way scripture says Not forcing ontological statements Identity and definition – His works Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens declare the glory of God”
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What does this have to do with the Virgin Birth of our Messiah and Master?
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Nothing!!
Well……maybe something!
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Messiah’s dual nature
Human and Divine
Virgin birth – forms view/opinion
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Apostolic writings
Matthew 1:18 -25 “before they had come together” Betrothal – shiduchin = settlement, arrangements Legal requirement of marriage – woman was virgin Fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (Is. 7:14)
Luke 1:26-38 Visit from angel - Mary protests
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Hebrew – ‘almah – young girlTanach – Rebecca – is an ‘almahHebrew society – “marriageable woman”
Isaiah’s reference – sign of something “out of the ordinary”
Gospel writers – Greek – parthenos =marriageble woman
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Ramifications of Virgin Birth
answers prophecy of Isaiah Marks Yeshua as fulfillment of that prophecy
Isaiah 7:14; 9:6 Child – human and divine
Immanuel El Gibor – (Mighty God)
Owner of eternity – (Father of Eternity)
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Reveals His human nature
Galatians 4:4 – “born of a woman” Tempted
Sinless
Hebrews 4:15 Hebrews 7:26
1 Peter 2:22-24
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Mystery Fully human, fully divine Tempted yet remained sinless Felt full force of temptation but did not yield to its
power Yeshua – born by divine decree – similar to Adam
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Qualifications of Yeshua haMashiach
Perfect unity of human/divine naturesPure, holy in every way
Fit to be Lamb of God as sacrifice for sinsHigh priest of His people