"The Genesis of Christmas" Part 2

The Significance of Christ’s Names in Genesis and the Gospels

We have in and in and see again and again towards yourself. Last week we began to talk about in other words to begin to think about the connection between these as we have them in the gospel. A gospel writers playing the significance.

Significance we think of the Genesis. Us to think about the origin of our Chris can be somewhat controversial for the greener. Maybe want to avert the whole thing concentrating on the true meaning of Christmas and make the most of this season think.

You have put up a tree in your house the family tree. And perhaps you and decorate it. Perhaps it's part of your tradition out the Old and New Testament that God on the serpent that he put in the serpent at the seed of the woman would crush that.

And throughout the rest of Genesis and the given to preserving of that last the importance of the genealogies. The true significance of the arrival of Christ is the fulfillment of the woman. Often the theme will be related out name of word seed.

And this in today the name of the seed is 8 through 12. From the book of Genesis phrase you your hand shall be on the neck sons from the prey my who dares rouse him up. The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the rulers.

Shiloh comes and to him shall to the choice vine he washes his guard his eyes are dull from one. May God bless the reading of his word for you and for your family a Christmas Day. Very often those who are receiving the presents basically know by what it is by simply looking at the label.

This is the box full of cheese able for the present. You don't have to unwrap it. You know that's the purpose of a name. The name person. But along with the name comes all about that. When you hear a certain name of a person who that person is you have a you have a feeling about this person you know.

But a name is is meant to I day I was we were picking up our kids from the Barnett's who watched them for us and Barnett's and he was rassling him back and this was going on called grab the ball. And you know with a name like that you don't have to.

When you hear the boys have you ever noticed how much attention is given to the of God incarnate. There is so much attention given in Matthew and in Luke. And a nice child why is that you know the gospel.

He wants us to know of Jesus. And this is not focus on the Genesis as as we can of the ancestors of Christ and significance of name of Christ. As we look in Matthew chapter and given to the identity of the person we are going to be reading.

And Matthew starts. Jesus the Messiah the son of are given significant names. The most significant is that of Jesus the mess and Messiah. We're going to learn about Jesus the Messiah and again and the birth we're interested in is the birth of Jesus.

Because now the birth of Jesus Christ was a truth to Joseph before they are brought to be with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph put her away and yet to do so secret. Joseph put her away and yet to do so secretly so that she does know.

And the child conceived in her is of the whole. Do you see how quickly the attention is. Joseph is greatly and with explains what's going on removes the can cleared up instruction. Such an importance upon the name to our to Christ is through his name.

And what's significant about the name. You shall name him Jesus. You shall call his name Jesus. Why from there name him Jesus. Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel.

Which means I find this remarkable that what to name Jesus Yeshua for meaning the Lord saved as this one Yeshua Jesus. And then Matthew interjects and says this was to fulfill the virgin with child. And you're expecting he's instead we read not Emmanuel but Jesus.

How does naming him Jesus fulfill. Well quite simply this we dial which exile the God this is salvation is with us reconcile us back to himself. Name him Jesus this one. And indeed Joseph obeyed in verse 25.

What a significant name. Chapter 1 the child. And this is the. And in verse 30 afraid Mary for you have found favor with God. And behold you will can very first thing we hear about it's the most important that the name be got you up.

The Lord saves. He will be son of the most. Will give him the throne. Mary's confused. Of course Holy Spirit will come upon you in the power of the most high. Will the Son of God. So just. And he will be called he son of God.

Emphasis on his. And this continued incidents where Jesus is being highlighted in his birth. But also we can we might at the very vision about who this word is. There may be a bit we know that he is he is the he is the word and he is the light.

And in him is life or interest dwelt among us. And we saw his glory all of grace and truth. And we learn even more about that he. But the real jaw-dropping moment is in was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through we have the name given to us by the end of the light.

And you're given such an attention upon the name of the seed. The name of the one to whom all the genealogies point the Holy Spirit is showcasing the significance. Understand who he is and what he came to do.

He is my son one. Many were anointed in were anointed. But Christ Jesus he is called God will reveal his word revealing accomplishing from their sins. So names are not one another. They are in agreement right.

And see the murdered Abel she called Seth the son exile. The other murdered. We think of the name Noah. Lamech calls him Loa. And there was a pause. It was refreshing. Of the earth through the flood. Shem through whom comes Eber.

Abraham Isaac and Jacob. And Shem is highlight. She means name. The name pay it. We think father of a people and his name being changed of a multitude of peoples. All the families of the earth through Abraham and through his seed.

We think six name was not originally given in chapter 18. Sitting in is at the age of 89 or 79. And she hears you can have a child. And so she laughs. That's not ultimately why Isaac was named in chapter 17.

When a old age he says God says you'll name him Isaac. Laughter. And it did bring laughter and joy. Isaac had two sons. He saw obvious name. Harry called him Harry. Sometimes they called him red. But Jacob.

Jacob means heel means supplanter. But yeah hope. And isn't that the real story of Jacob's life. And Laban. And then Esau again and protected him from Shechem and protected famine. Isn't that the real story of God showing his power.

Then Jacob are in fierce competition for their husband's love and he Rachel takes her action to compete with her sister. Then Simeon then Levi. In each one the Lord pray praise. Judah come from Judah whose name the one to whom it all belongs of the the seed through the genealogies and help.

And we see that that in the Gospels the emphasis is upon the name of this. It's not unprecedented as we look at the genealogy person was born under these circumstances and this is the trajectory of their life that is not unprecedented when we come to Christ by the Holy Spirit and what he came to do that he is named these names Jesus Christ amen.

The Holy Spirit is showing us in the text. The name should be our focus. His name in his name we learn in the gospel known to all of you into all the people of Israel by whom God raised from the dead.

By this name this man's Jesus Christ the Nazarene. He is the stone which became the chief cornerstone. And there is Jesus Christ. Do this. Should Christmas celebrations focus of how we celebrate Christmas event of Christ.

That our focus is drawn in concern. The attention is given to the we our Savior. And we ought to praise our focus as well. And how vitally important there we live. Broken. Abel is dead. Cain is gone. And God gives her another and she speaks the name.

God has appointed another into the family. Sorrow. There comes a name living with one another in this moment just naming him Judah praise the Lord praise the Lord and the sin and the darkness of our world.

His name Jesus son of God. What do we do with his name. We ought to showcase what the Spirit worshipers look at the text look at the story look at what God says is very implying and recognize Christ. Every knee will bow every tongue.

Peace. He's the focus of the second coming. Shouldn't that be the right every year you know I think sometimes some people have in the wrong way. They don't actually do this. But they might as well bury me with a hammer and chisel because when I get to heaven I'm gonna be taking Chuck.

I'll finally be rich when I get to heaven. What we celebrate at Christmas. Of our Christmas celebrations. Another coming of Christ. But also also Christmas in our trees and our shelves with the ornaments and with nativities.

Which particular nativity said of a certain year. That we the kents in terms of this of this history and the and the warmth that we feel for those that we're connected to because of celebrations with other than about Christmas traditions.

And that last week because of Revelation 12 a big dragon to our nativity scenes. And on Christmas Day knock it over. In which Christ custom wherein we all take a moment and adorn our conversation on Christmas Day.

Praising names that we may say this is who he is. And this is what he came to do and we can give in this way practically I think we will celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Let's close with a word of prayer.

Father. I think wonderful cascade of passages in the gospel. Significance of the name that we would to rejoice in Christ. Help us to do that this season full focused into the Gospels that showed the death and resurrection of Christ.

With the beginning of the Gospels that show and I pray these things looking to Christ.