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DECEMBER 26, 2021
STUDY NOTES
MATTHEW 1:18-21
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
THOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS
INTRODUCTION
Matthew’s gospel begins with a record of the ancestry of Jesus Christ (1:1-17)
Concluding with the fact that Joseph was in a legal sense the father of Jesus
But in a legal sense only and in no way was Joseph the physical father of Jesus
That Jesus had no earthly father is revealed in verses 18-25
Through the family tree of verses 1-17, Matthew shows that Jesus is the legitimate seed of David
The conclusion being that Jesus is the “Savior of the world,” that Jesus is Christ
In verses 18-25, Matthew proves who Jesus really is, beginning with His birth
Throughout the ages Satan has introduced many myths of humans giving birth to a god
There are many legends of gods who have been born to virgins
Stories of children who were half god and half man
In our day there has been movies and television shows that mock and ridicule the birth of Jesus
They are all of Satan and represent Satan’s counterfeits to the truth found in this passage
This is the true story of Christmas, the “Virgin Birth of Jesus” as Gabriel revealed to Mary,
Luk 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth, Luk 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and
the virgin's name was Mary.
The virgin birth of Jesus is the mighty hand of God working through the “Grace of God,”
Luk 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
In the original the word “favor” is the word most often translated “grace”
The birth of Jesus was the “Grace of God” bestowed upon sinful mankind, Luk 1:31 And, behold, thou
shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
This is the true story of Christmas, the truth of how Jesus the Messiah was born
This is the way it really happened, regardless of how many other stories you might hear
Satan does not want you to believe the Biblical truth about the birth of Jesus
Satan has strongly attacked the truth related to the birth of Jesus
Especially during the Christmas season, turning minds away from the thought of Jesus
People are encouraged to celebrate Christmas in many different worldly ways
The advertising world encourages you to have a Christmas party and give Christmas gifts
In-order to do that you have to go shopping and be sure you have made a Christmas list
Don’t forget anyone, the boss, your family, neighbors, those that gave you something last year
Satan seeks to take the “Joy of Jesus” from Christmas and turn it into a “Happy Holiday”
“Happy Holiday” is what you will now read in many stores instead of “Merry Christmas”
Rarely will you hear a store employee say, “Merry Christmas,” they are not allowed to say it
Satan wants to get your mind off-of the truth of Jesus’ birth during the Christmas season
He doesn’t care how you celebrate Christmas as-long as you don’t represent the Truth of Jesus
Matthew tells us what we are to celebrate, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise”
We are to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Jesus was the “Christ”
The birth of Jesus was the birth of the promised “Messiah”
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What is the truth of His birth?
His earthly mother was Mary, When as his mother Mary
The first promise of the Messiah stated that He would be born of the seed of woman, Gen 3:15 And I
will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel.
God selected “Mary” to be the mother of Jesus
There are at least 6 women found in the NT named “Mary”
The most popular and the most important one being, “Mary, the mother of Jesus”
But we do not know a whole lot about “Mary,” the mother of Jesus
We know that she had a sister who also was named Mary, Joh 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of
Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary
Magdalene.
To have two children with the same name was not uncommon in that day
We know that Elizabeth, the wife of Zacharias, was kin to Mary, Luk 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin
Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was
called barren.
Mary was among those followers of Christ who were instructed to wait in Jerusalem, Act 1:14 These all
continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and
with his brethren.
But the most important thing to know about Mary is, she was a virgin when Jesus was born
Matthew begins with a genealogy, the word “begat” is found 39 times up to Matthew 1:16
The word “begat” is used to name the man who was the father of another man
When you get to verse 16 you will find an abrupt change, Mat 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Jacob is named as the father of Joseph, but Joseph is not named as the father of Jesus
Joseph is identified as “the husband of Mary,” and Mary is identified as the mother of Jesus
Jesus was the physical child of Mary, but Joseph was not his physical father
Joseph or no other man was the earthly father of Jesus, He had no earthly father
No other Jewish boy or any boy of any nationality was born like Jesus
It is clearly stated that Jesus was born of Mary, and He already was the “Christ”
The man Jesus who was born of Mary was the “Eternal Christ”
Matthew tells us that “Mary” was espoused to Joseph,
“Espoused” or “betrothed” means to be promised in marriage, a legal binding arrangement
A Jewish wedding consisted of 3 basic stages, engagement, betrothal, and the marriage service
The engagement stage was first agreed on by the parents
Sometimes without the knowledge or consent of the bride and groom
A payment or dowry was paid to the bride’s parents
The betrothal stage was when the parents would make a public announcement
Announcing that the couple were pledged to one another
The betrothal stage was much more serious and binding than our present-day engagement period
Marriage vows would be spoken at the betrothal
There would be a written contract and it was a binding contract
The betrothal contract could only be dissolved by a written divorce
From the moment of her betrothal a woman was treated as if she was married
A betrothed woman was called a wife (vs.
24) a betrothed man was called a husband (vs.19)
The woman would continue to live with her family and the man with his family
There was to be no sexual relations between them during the betrothal stage
There would be a waiting period for up to one year to prove the faithfulness of the virgin
The marriage stage is when the wedding ceremony took place
The husband would go to the woman’s home to claim his bride
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He would lead her back to his house in a great processional march attracting attention
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