““Behold, the Virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”” Matthew 1:23 (NASB)
*Immanuel is the same name that is sometimes rendered Emanuel
** Names of Jesus in the New Testament
Yesterday we considered the importance and source of the name given to the baby born to the Virgin Mary. The meaning of the name of Jesus is significant. But long before that another name was predicted for Jesus in the writings of the prophet Isaiah. The Apostle Matthew, when he recorded the Gospel by his name, quoted the Isaiah passage. This name is different from the name Jesus which was his name and what all people called him by. We have no recorded time that anyone, during his ministry on earth actually called him Immanuel. It was an important name that means “God with us,” and it expresses an important truth about Him. Jesus is the one who is with us all the time. Because we believe Jesus is God the Son we are thrilled to know that Immanuel is a promise from God that the Son born to the virgin Mary was God's promise to always be with us. God the Savior is with us all the time. He will never leave us, we can trust His promise revealed in His name, Immanuel*. (There are nearly 200 names/titles given to Jesus in the New Testament**)
** Names of Jesus in the New Testament
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