Mary
Part of Women in the Bible
December 24, 2023

Women in the Bible
Mary: Fulfillment
Luke 1

Mary is a young woman – no more than a teenager - in a poor, forgotten, occupied corner of a world empire. What would it be like? That is (

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) Mary was.

Mary is the one who got to be the fulfillment of the (

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) to Eve. (Gen 3:15)
Eve and Mary.


Both started out virgins and (
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).


Both received the (
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) of an angel. Eve received it from (
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) and Mary from (
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). Eve responded with (
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) of God and responded with (
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) whereas Mary responded in (
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) to God with (
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). Eve’s action resulted in (
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) to all and Mary’s action resulted in (
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) for all.


Eve’s seed produced (
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) and Mary’s seed produced (
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).

Another woman that is similar to Mary is (

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).


(1) Both (
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) Conceptions (1 Samuel 1:5-6, Luke 1:34)


(2) Both (
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) Servants of God (1 Samuel 1:11, Luke 1:38)


(3) Both (
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) of Revelation (1 Samuel 1:17, Luke 1:35)


(4) Both Promises that (
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) Fear (1 Samuel 1:18b, Luke 1:29-30)


(5) Both (
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) Were Born (1 Samuel 1:19-20, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 1:31-33)

Just the (

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) in Jesus geneology from Matthew.


Four are the same and one does (
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) belong. (
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), (
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), (
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), (
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), (
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)

They are all (

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). What is an ezer? (
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).


They were all (
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) of their people.

Tamar is the strong deliverer of her (

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’s) family.


Rahab saves not just her, but her (
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) family.


Ruth is the strong helper and protector of her mother-in-law (
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).


Bathsheba stepped into many roles as she gave birth to (
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) as well as stepped in to make sure that Solomon was the new king of Israel after David.


Mary, the blessed virgin, who is an ezer for the (
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).

The church is to be an ezer.

It means that the (

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) has begun. (Luke 1:51-54)

All of us here this morning are (

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) to be Ezers.


They remind us that the only thing it takes to be an ezer is (
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) and a (
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) to act for the right, even if it is only helping to deliver a single person.