Tag: Guided By Grace

(KJV) Matthew 2:22-23 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: ²³ And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

God’s warnings to the Magi (Matthew 2:12) and to Joseph (Matthew 2:22) teach us that God watches over those He loves. This situation also shows that God knows how to defeat the plans of the wicked and how to rescue His faithful followers from those who would harm them.

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1. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
2. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
3. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
4. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
5. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
6. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
7. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
8. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
9. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
10. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
11. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
12. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
13. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
14. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
15. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
16. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
17. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
18. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
19. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 2:13

 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Herod’s attempt to kill Jesus and God’s method of protecting the child reveal several truths about how God guides and protects His people.

1. God did not protect Joseph, Mary and their child without their cooperation (Matthew 2:13, 19-20, 22). Protection required obedience to God’s directions, which in this case involved fleeing the country (Matthew 2:14).
2. God may allow situations to come into our lives that are hard to understand. His purpose is that we can learn valuable lessons as He accomplishes His purposes – Though He may work in ways we often do not expect. For example, Christ began life as a refugee and stranger in another country (Matthew 2:14-15). To our limited understanding, it would have been easier if God had removed Herod immediately. Then this family could have avoided the escape to Egypt and all the difficulty that went along with it. But that was not how God planned it.
3. Just as one difficult situation in life is settled, there may be other problems to face (Matthew 2:19-23). God’s protection, guidance and care are always necessary because out spiritual enemy (Satan and his demonic forces) is always on the attack against God’s followers (Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8).

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1. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
2. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
3. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
4. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
5. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
6. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
7. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
8. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
9. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
10. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
11. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
12. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
13. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
14. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
15. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
16. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
17. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
18. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 2:4

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

Chief Priests were the temple ministers in charge of worship. The teachers of the law were the Jewish scholars of the day who were professionally trained in the history of Old Testament law and experts in how to apply it to their individual lives (Matthew 22:35). They often served as scribes (people who copied manuscripts of Scriptures). The teachers of the law and the chief priests worked together as members of the Sanhedrin, or the Jewish Senate and Supreme Court. This governing body included around 70 men who were responsible for the Jewish civil (public, social) and religious activities and other concerns of the Jews. Under Roman rule, these individuals were given great authority among their people.

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1. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
2. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
3. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
4. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
5. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
6. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
7. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
8. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
9. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
10. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
11. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
12. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
13. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
14. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
15. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
16. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
17. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 2:1-2

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, ² Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

Herod the Great (set apart from other Herod’s in the Bible) was a non-Jew who was appointed king over the region of Judea by the Roman Senate in 40 B.C. and ruled from 37 -4 B.C. He was a cruel and hard-hearted man who murdered many members of his family, including a wife and three sons. He was also remembered for the building or repairing and restoring of many buildings and monuments during his reign. For instance, he was responsible for rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. which he started in 19 B.C. (The sanctuary was finished in just 18 months, but the entire project was not completed until 68 years after his death).

The Magi were probably members of a highly educated religious class from the region of Persia or southern Arabia, now called Iran. They likely specialized in natural science, medicine and astrology (the study of the positions of objects in the heavens with the belief that their motions influence and affect people). Since they were looking for “the king of the Jews” (Matthew 2:2), they naturally came to the Jewish capital city of Jerusalem first. Their visit occurred when Jesus was between 40 days (Luke 2:22) and 2 years old (Matthew 2:16). The importance of the birth story is that it shows that

1. Jesus is worthy of royal honor from all of humankind and
2. Gentiles (people of all nations who are not Jews) as well as Jews are included in God’s plan to bring people back into a right relationship with God (Matthew 8:11; Matthew 28:19; Romans 10:12).

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1. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
2. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
3. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
4. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
5. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
6. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
7. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
8. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
9. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
10. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
11. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
12. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
13. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
14. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
15. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
16. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 1:25

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.

The word “until” draws attention to the fact that Mary remained a virgin until after Jesus was born. Following that time, we know that Joseph and Mary entered into the full physical union commonly associated with marriage because we are told that Jesus had brothers and sisters (Matthew 12:46-47; Mark 3:31-32; 6:3; Luke 8:19-20).

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1. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
2. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
3. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
4. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
5. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
6. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
7. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
8. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
9. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
10. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
11. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
12. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
13. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
14. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
15. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”^[a] (which means “God with us”).

Both Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospel narratives agree that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:34-35) and born of a virgin mother – that is, without the participation of a human father. Those who doubt the Bible is the true and accurate historical account of God’s plan and involvement with humankind have long argued against the doctrine (teaching or principle that forms the basis of a belief) of Jesu’ virgin birth. Yet, the prophet Isaiah also promised a virgin-born child who would be called “Immanuel,” a Hebrew term meaning “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14). Isaia’s prediction was made 700 years before the birth of Christ.

1. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%207%3A14&version=NIVThe word “virgin” in Matthew 1:23 is the correct translation of the Greek parthenos found in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament) in Isaiah 7:14. The Hebrew word used by Isaiah for virgin (almah) means a young woman who is old enough to be married but who has not yet had any sexual relations. The term is never used in the Old Testament for any state other than literal virginity (Genesis 24:43; Song Of Solomon 1:3; 6:8). This means that Isaiah in the Old Testament and Matthew and Luke in the New Testament all attest to (agree and declare the certainty of) the fact that Jesus’ mother was a virgin from the time of Jesus’ conception to the time of His birth (Matthew 1:25; Isaiah 7:14).
2. The importance of the virgin birth cannot be stressed enough. In order for Jesus to qualify as the only One who could pay the price for our sin and retore our broken relationship with God, He must be fully human, totally sinless and yet fully God (Hebrews 7:25-26). In order for Christ’s sacrifice to be able to cover sin once and for all, His life had to be perfect – undeserving of death – and only God Himself could provide such a perfect sacrifice. The virgin birth satisfies all three requirements. (a) The only way Jesus truly could become a human being in every sense was to be born of a woman. (b) The only way He could be totally sinless – not only throughout His life but from birth – was to be conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:20; Hebrews 4:15). (c) The only way He could be divine (fully God) was to have God as His Father. Jesus was conceived not by natural but by supernatural means: “the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). As a result, Jesus Christ is revealed to us as one Person with two natures – divine God and sinless human.
3. By living and suffering as a human person, Jesus understands and identifies with the feeling of our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15-16). As the Son of God, He has the power to free us from sin’s destruction and Satan’s power and to restore our relationship with God (Acts 26:17-18; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14; 7:25). As both God and human, He qualifies to serve as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of every person who ever lives. He also qualifies as the ultimate high priest who serves as mediator between God and all who come to Him for mercy and forgiveness (Hebrews 2:9-18; 5:1-9; 7:24-28; 10:4-12). Being full God and fully man, Jesus was able to bridge the gap that sin had created between God and all humankind.

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1. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
2. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
3. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
4. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
5. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
6. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
7. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
8. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
9. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
10. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
11. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
12. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
13. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
14. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,^[a] because he will save his people from their sins.”

The name “Jesus” is the Greek form of the Hebrew word “Yeshua”(Jshua), meaning “the LORD saves” (Joshua 1:1). This describes the future mission of Mary’s son and is the early promise of the gospel – the “good new” of spiritual salvation through Jesus. As the Savior Jesus “will save His people form their sins” – their spiritual rebellion and offenses against God. Sin is the greatest enemy of the human race because it separates humankind from God and is present to destroy every eternal soul and every life. However, Jesus broke the power of sin by sacrificing His own sinless life to pay the full penalty for our offenses against God. Those who accept God’s forgiveness and yield their lives to Jesus are spiritually transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit (the same Spirit by which Jesus was conceived and born into the human race). Such people are spiritually “saved” – rescued and set free from the guilt and slavery of sin (John 8:31-36; Acts 26:17-18; Romans 6; 8:1-6).

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1. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
2. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
3. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
4. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
5. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
6. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
7. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
8. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
9. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
10. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
11. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
12. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
13. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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