Names of Jesus
Jun 14, 2010
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1.1
Matthew begins his gospel writing announcing Jesus as the promised Messiah (Christ), which means anointed One. The prophet Isaiah hundreds of years before looked forward to this saying, The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners (Isaiah 61.1).
Matthew also refers to Jesus as the son of David and the son of Abraham. These titles speak volumes of Jesus the promised Messiah and His kingdom. First, Jesus is the son of David. Because of God’s covenant love His promises made to David were that His dynasty would never be terminated, that His kingdom and throne would endure forever through a greater Son to come after Him, Jesus. Here is the promise in Psalm 89.29, So I will establish his descendants forever and his throne as the days of heaven (Other texts to look into concerning this subject: Isaiah 9.6-7; 2 Samuel 7.12-16; 1 Kings 2.1-4).
Next, He is the Son of Abraham. With the promises that God made to Abraham (Genesis 12.1-3; 15.1-16) we see the beginning of His dealing with a special people, the nation of Israel. God promised them land, descendants that would issue in the Messiah and a people He would rule and that they would be blessed spiritually with forgiveness. God deals with Israel to bring her to a place of spiritual blessing, so that she will be an agent for God to bless the nations of the world.
So, Christ is the rightful heir of the promises made to David and Abraham and the One who they point to and who fulfills them. Praise Him as Messiah, the son of David and the son of Abraham.
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