The Name Above Every Name

The Name of Jesus
December 8, 2024

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. —Philippians 2:9-11

¹⁸ This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. ²⁰ As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” ²² All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” —Matthew 1:18-23

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NAME JESUS

GREEK = IESOUS
ARAMAIC = YESU
HEBREW = YESHUA (Eng. Joshua)

YA = Yahweh
Hoshea = Salvation

JESUS = YAHWEH IS SALVATION

JESUS’ NAME REVEALS HIS PURPOSE

1.) JESUS CAME AS A HUMAN BEING

Jesus took a human body to save our bodies. And he took a human mind to save our minds. Without becoming man in his emotions, he could not have rescued our hearts. And without taking a human will, he could not save our broken and wandering wills. He became man in full, so that he might save us in full. —David Mathis

And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” —Matthew 1:21

2.) JESUS CAME TO SAVE US FROM SIN

O Israel, hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin. —Psalm 130:7-8

And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for HE will save his people from their sins.” —Matthew 1:21

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” —Romans 10:12-13

There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. —Acts 4:12

HOW HAS JESUS SAVED US FROM SIN?

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. —Matthew 20:28

And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many…” —Matthew 26:27-28

³² Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed.
³³ When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. ³⁴ Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
³⁵ The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” ³⁶ The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar  ³⁷ and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” ³⁸ There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews. ³⁹ One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
⁴⁰ But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?  ⁴¹ We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
⁴³ Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” ⁴⁴ It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,  ⁴⁵ for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.  ⁴⁶ Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”When he had said this, he breathed his last. —Luke 23:32-46