Lesson 21 Who Is Jesus? Is He God In Flesh? Who Did He Claim To Be? Part 2

I ask that as we go through these lessons, that you get a Bible, read it, pray, study, and ask the Holy Spirit of the Living God, to help guide you into truth.

Comparing scripture with scripture, and comparing spiritual things with spiritual things, is the only way Christians are able to discern truth from error.

In this lesson we will look at how rightly dividing the word of truth helps us to answer the questions in the title of this week’s lesson. If you fail to understand, or fail to learn how to rightly divide the word of truth, you can never come to the knowledge of the truth and sound doctrine.

We will continue with the doctrine of Jesus being God manifest in the flesh as the subject for the next few lessons. There is probably no greater misunderstood doctrine in the Bible than who Jesus the Christ is.

We are not going to scholars for an answer to this question as you can never know who Jesus is through intellect but only by the Holy Spirit, we will go to no other place than the Holy Scriptures, the Bible (KJV) to find out who Jesus is and claimed to be.

In part 1 we looked at Jesus claim to be the son of David as foretold in the Old Testament. In this lesson we will look at additional Old Testament verses fulfilled in the New Testament by the Lord Jesus.

Isaiah 7 [14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Matt. 1 [21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.  [22] Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,  [23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

In these first few verses we can quickly see Jesus is very different, he is born of a virgin (this is no small thing) as we see this was foretold by the prophet Isaiah approximately 750 years before it happens. We also have a clear statement that he was recognized as God by the writer right here in Chapter 1 of Matthew.

Micah 5 [2] But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Matt.2  [1] 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.  [3] When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.  [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.  [5] And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,  [6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

Matt.2  [11] And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

When we look at the verses in Micah and Matthew, there is no way to miss the key points about Jesus’s birth that sets him far above anyone we have ever seen born into this world.

First point; it is recorded Jesus is born in Bethlehem as a fulfillment of the prophecy given in Micah concerning his birth place approximately 700 years before it happened.

Second point; the wise men knew who the baby Jesus was, that he was the Christ as recorded here in Matt. who was born as the "King of the Jews" long before they arrived at the site.

Third point; the wise men came with a purpose to offer gifts and worship that baby born in Bethlehem Jesus. I feel confident that they knew that no man was to be worshiped, but the Lord God only.

Fourth point; we have the testimony of Herod demanding the chief priests and scribes where the Christ would be born, and their answer is given right out of prophet Micah stating Bethlehem.

Fifth point; in the prophecy of Micah concerning the birthplace of Jesus we read additional information about Jesus birth that you don’t here preached about much anymore. Micah tells us that this ruler, his “goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” you get another clue who Jesus is and that he was eternally existent.

Isaiah 9 [6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  [7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Now let’s look at another two verses of scripture you hear portions of quoted quiet often around December. In these verses you will often hear the term Prince of Peace applied to the Lord Jesus, but I would like you to look at some of the other titles given here. We see the term The mighty God, this Prince of Peace is considered to be God, The everlasting Father this Prince of Peace is considered to be the everlasting Father, we further see this Prince of Peace is going sit upon the throne of David forever.

John 10  [30] I and my Father are one. [31] Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. [32] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? [33] The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Summary, in this weeks lesson we learned that the birthplace of Jesus was tied to the Old Testament prophet Micah, where we learn Jesus was eternally existent before he showed up in that flesh and blood body as a baby in Bethlehem. We see that he was worshiped, an act which is reserved for only the Lord God of Heaven and Earth. We learn in the Old testament that the Prince of Peace is considered the everlasting Father, and the mighty God.

The evidence of the Fact that Jesus was God manifest in the flesh is so overwhelming that to deny it, is to deny the very words of the Living God as recorded in the Bible, and we are just getting started as we prove Jesus is God.

The Bible is an easy book to understand when you just read, and believe it, not try and make it say things it don’t say.

As far as spiritual discernment, when you know where to get your doctrine from, you will no longer be a confused Christian, or an easy target by the sleight of men to deceive you.

Romans 10 [8] But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

The words of our Apostle Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles!

2Tim.2 [15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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