Well lets take a look at more of the
life of Jesus. We look tonight at the annocement of the birth
12.
Gabriel Announces the Coming of Jesus Christ
Luke
1:26–38
LK
Now [1]in
the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of
Galilee named Nazareth, to [2]a
virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel
said to her, “Rejoice, [3]highly
favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
Sent
from God. So Mary the mom of Jesus is not sure where but a Angel
comes and tells her that she is with Child and he is the Lord of all
creation. Was Mary a sinner? I think so because it does not say
that she is not.
But
when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what
manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “[4]Do
not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold,
you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call
His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called [5]the
Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of
[6]His father David. And He will
reign [7]over the house of Jacob
forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
II
think I would be quite fearful. Any being from God is to be fears
and this gives me a hint she was not perfect because her sin made her
afraid of God. She has found favor? She has found this out of the
grace of God not because she is sinnless. No one the bible said is
sinless but Jesus. At his birth Jesus is declared to be king. Jesus
is going to take the Throne of David who was the second of the last
King of Israel so he is a king of the Nation of Israel (and will be
in the end) Jesus is going to rule forever and ever in heaven. Are
you going to be there?
Then
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since [8]I
do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The
[9]Holy Spirit will come upon
you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore,
also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Now indeed, [10]Elizabeth your
relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the
sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will
be impossible.” Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the
Lord! [11]Let it be to me
according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Holy Spirit is going to do this.
This is a operation of Holy Spirit and that is to give Mary Jesus.And
he gives another sign and that is John the B to show her birth is
real.
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[2]
a virgin. The
importance of the virgin birth cannot be overstated. A right view of
the incarnation hinges on the truth that Jesus was virgin-born. Both
Luke and Matthew expressly state that Mary was a virgin when Jesus
was conceived (cf. Matt. 1:23). The Holy Spirit wrought the
conception through supernatural means (cf. Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:35).
The nature of Christ’s conception testifies of both His deity and
His sinlessness.
[3]
highly favored.
Lit. “full of grace”—a term used of all believers in Eph. 1:6,
where it is translated “accepted.” This portrays Mary as a
recipient, not a dispenser, of divine grace.
[5]
the Son of the Highest.
Cf. Luke 1:76, where John the Baptist is called “the prophet of
the Highest.” The Greek term Luke uses for “Highest” is the
one employed in the LXX to translate the Hebrew, “The Most High
God.” Since a son bears his father’s qualities, calling a person
someone else’s “son” was a way of signifying equality. Here
the angel was telling Mary that her Son would be equal to the Most
High God.
[6]
His father David.
Cf. Matt. 9:27. Jesus was David’s physical descendant through
Mary’s line. David’s “throne” was emblematic of the
messianic kingdom (cf. 2 Sam. 7:13–16; Ps. 89:26–29).
[7]
over the house of Jacob forever.
This emphasizes both the Jewish character of the millennial kingdom
and the eternal permanence of Christ’s rule over all. Cf. Is. 9:7;
Dan. 2:44.
[8]
I do not know a man.
I.e., conjugally. Mary understood that
the angel was speaking of an immediate conception, and she and
Joseph were still in the midst of the long betrothal, or engagement
period (cf. Matt. 1:18), before the actual marriage and
consummation. Her question was borne out of wonder, not doubt, nor
disbelief, so the angel did not rebuke her as he had Zacharias (v.
20).
[9]
Holy Spirit will come upon you.
This was a creative act of the Holy Spirit, not the sort of
divine-human cohabitation sometimes seen in ancient Near Eastern,
Greek, and Roman mythology.
[10]
Elizabeth your relative.
It seems most reasonable to regard the genealogy of Luke 3:23–28
as Mary’s. This would make her a direct descendant of David. Yet,
Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. Therefore, Mary must have been
related to Elizabeth through her mother, who would have been of
Aaronic descent. Thus, Mary was a descendant of David through her
father.
[11]
Let it be to me according to your
word. Mary was in an
extremely embarrassing and difficult position. Betrothed to Joseph,
she faced the stigma of unwed motherhood. Joseph would obviously
have known that the child was not his. She knew she would be accused
of adultery—an offense punishable by stoning (Deut. 22:13–21;
cf. John 8:3–5). Yet she willingly and graciously submitted to the
will of God.
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