Jesus identifies Himself in this way to Paul: "I am Jesus of Nazareth ( Read more... )

I was wondering a few days ago - who was the first human being to know the name of the promised Savior of the world? In the Old Testament, God gave many prophecies concerning the Messiah; but the Messiah was not identified by his name Jesus in the Old Testament (at least, not that I know of ( Read more... )

An observation on two people named Joseph in the New Testament ( Read more... )

The angels' messages to Mary and Joseph (recorded in Luke 1 and Matthew 1) were different, but refer to many of the same things.

Promise of an eternal king (Promise given to David in 2 Samuel 7)The angel tells Mary that "the Lord God will give [Jesus] the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His ( Read more... )

Here are some quick notes from a study I did through Matthew to see who Jesus is. I was using the NKJV. The links below all lead to the same post, but they jump to the relevant section. I'd love to hear if you can think of any references that I missed. Also, it'd be great to see how these notes compare to Mark, Luke, or John. (All the verses ( Read more... )

What do these two people have in common ( Read more... )

Last night's devotional taught me a very important lesson from the names of the sons of Joseph ( Read more... )

I'm spending New Year's Eve reading about Joseph and Nehemiah ( Read more... )