Title: Jesus as Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23)
Content br> Introduction:
1. IMMANUEL
1) Used 3 times in the New Old Testament: Isa.7; 14.8;8.Mt.1;23
2. The meaning of Immanuel;
1) “God with us”
Hebrew IM: together (WITH), Hebrew NU: us (US), Hebrew EL: God (GOD)
2) This term is first recorded in the Bible in Isaiah 7:14.
About 700 years before Jesus came into this world, God the Father gave Isaiah the man of God.
It was the time when the prophecy of the Messiah to come through was given.
Body: The Spiritual Meaning of Immanuel
1. It means the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Messiah of God the Father.
G.7;14- M.1;23
2. Messiah must be a virgin birth
Why does the Messiah have to be a virgin birth?
1) Because the prophecy of the Father was a virgin birth. (Isa. 7:14 ago)
2) This is because the Messiah must come as a man.
3) Because the Messiah must be without sin.
4) Because the Messiah must be a sacrifice without blemish.
3. It means that the Word (God the Son) became flesh (incarnation). (John 1:1:1;14)
1) Eternal Trinity God: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
2) God the Father sent God the Son into the world in the flesh (Gal.
3) Jesus is the one who came into the world from heaven (John.3;13.31.6;38.8;23.42.16:30.1 Corinthians.15:47)
4. It means the only Messiah. (Acts.4;12)
1) No one in this world has come to this earth like Jesus.
The One who existed as the Triune God from eternity, the prophecy and fulfillment of birth. Incarnation, Virgin Tan
The living, the innocent, the sin-sacrifice, the resurrected, the ascended.
5. It means that God is with us.
1) God who saved us
2) God loves us
3) God guides us
4) God comforts us
5) God protects us
6) God gives us strength
conclusion;
1. Our Reality
We live in a world of sin and problems.
It is a world that is torn by all kinds of problems and sins such as idolatry, deceit, trickery, hatred, persecution, parental disobedience, failure, poverty, apostasy, heresy, separation, murder, war, etc.
But we are not alone. We are not alone. We are not discouraged or desperate.
Rather, we have joy. We have hope. We have gratitude.
Because Jesus, who is Emmanuel, is with us.
2. Counsel
Never despair in the face of problems. Never be lonely.
Jesus is not far away. Jesus is Emmanuel.
He is the God who dwells with us.