The Promised Savior Is Coming

Who Is this Man?

Week 2 — The Promised Savior Is Coming

  1. God promised His coming.

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus [Ἰησοῦς (ē-ā-soos)] Christ , the Son of God. (Mark 1:1)
This is what happened after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord. The Lord said to Joshua [יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (ya-hō-shū-a … Yehoshua)] son of Nun, the attendant of Moses (Jos 1:1)

During and after the Babylonian exile, the Jewish people increasingly spoke _______________. Over time, Aramaic became the __________________ language of _________ Jews, and by the time of Jesus it was widely spoken as a _____________ language among the Jewish people.

We cannot ___________ with certainty that the Jews ___________________ the name Yehoshua to Yeshua because they had begun speaking _______________.

In the _____________________ Jewish world, the ______________ name Yehoshua came to be used in the _______________ form Yeshua.

Then he showed me Joshua [יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (ya-hō-shū-a)], the high priest, standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan was standing at his right hand to accuse him. (Zec 3:1)
Then Jeshua [יֵשׁוּעַ (yeh-SHOO-ah)] son of Jozadak with his fellow priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel (shē-al-tē-el) with his colleagues arose and built the altar of the God of Israel in order to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God. (Ezr 3:2)

The _________ of a person's name can change without changing the _____________ of the person.

The _________ of a person's name can change without changing the _____________ of the person.

Jesus = His _________

Christ = His ___________

The first thing Andrew did was to find his own brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “the Christ”). (Jn 1:41)

Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ (Ma-shē-ach) — _______________

Greek: Χριστός (Chris-toss) — _____________

Meaning: _________________ _______

In the Old Testament, God had people anointed for particular offices—especially __________________, _____________, and ___________. Jesus is the Christ, God's promised Anointed One, who ___________________ _________________ those offices.

So, when Scripture says Jesus Christ, it is ________________ of Jesus, who _____ the Christ.

When Paul says Christ Jesus, he places the ___________ ___________: Christ—the Anointed One—Jesus.

When Scripture simply says Christ, the ____________ has become such a familiar designation for Jesus that it can ____________ by ______________.

When someone says, “the Christ,” the meaning becomes especially obvious: the Anointed One,  _______ _________________ ________________

Points to Ponder

  1. What is one thing that stood out for you from this week’s message?
  2. What three descriptions of our Savior does Mark give in Mark 1:1?
  3. What progression of the Savior's name did the sermon trace through different languages?
  4. Why is Matthew 1:21 so significant when we remember that Yehoshua carries the meaning “The LORD saves”?
  5. Why did our Savior need to be both truly human and truly God?
  6. Why can debates over whether Christians should say “Jesus” or “Yeshua” actually distract us from something much more important?
  7. Many people are comfortable calling Jesus a great teacher or moral example. Why is Mark's description of Jesus much more challenging?
  8. In practice, what are some ways Christians can treat Jesus as less than the Son of God even while verbally confessing that he is God?
  9. How does knowing that Jesus is both true God and true man give you confidence when your sins trouble your conscience?

Homework: Mark 1