Jesus Is Truly the Son
of God!
“Now
Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son
of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of
Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of
Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of
Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of
Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son
of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of
Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of
Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam,
the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha,
the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son
of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son
of Admin, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of
Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of
Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the
son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son
of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of
Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enosh, the son of
Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God” (Luke 3:23b–38).
As we meditate on this passage, we can learn several important truths:
(1) This passage records the genealogy of Jesus
written by Luke. It begins with the
statement that Jesus was “as was supposed, the son of Joseph” (v. 23), and ends
with “the son of God” (v. 38).
(a) By tracing Jesus’ lineage all the way back to
God Himself, Luke shows that Jesus is truly the Son of God (Hokmah).
(i)
When we
reflect on this truth, we are reminded of Luke 3:22, which we have already
meditated on: “The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my
beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’”
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Putting
these passages together, we can say: Jesus is the beloved Son of the Most High
God, in whom He is well pleased!
(b) Luke ultimately connects Jesus’ genealogy to
God, and among the many names listed between Jesus and God, the name “David”
(v. 31) reminds us of Luke 1:31–33, which we have also studied before.
(i)
This is
likely because the angel Gabriel appeared to the virgin Mary, who was “pledged
to be married to Joseph, a descendant of David” (v. 27), and said that her son
Jesus would be called “the Son of the Most High.” “You will conceive and give birth to a son, and
you are to call him Jesus. He will be
great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his
father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom
will never end” (Lk. 1:31–33).
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Thus, the
presence of David among Jesus’ ancestors reminds us of what Paul wrote to the
Roman church: “The gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the
Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant
of David” (Rom. 1:2–3).
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And again: “Remember
Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel” (2 Tim. 2:8).
n In conclusion: Through Luke’s genealogy, we are
led to confess with certainty — Jesus Christ is truly the Son of God, the
beloved One in whom the Father delights, the promised Son of David whose
kingdom will never end.
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