Christ in the Scriptures

Although the truth is right in front of our eyes we can be blinded to it.

Jesus is the King and Lord of ALL!

Habakkuk 1:5 

“Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!

For I will work a work in your days

Which you would not believe, though it were told you.

The apparent delay in God's action can be hard to understand from a human perspective. But He is always at work, both in the major events of history and the minor details of our lives. We can trust God's timing, and we can trust Him to give us wisdom to navigate these days with patience. The Apostle Paul said it this way: "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer" (Romans 12:12).

Jesus demonstrated patience and trust in the Father as He endured betrayal, arrest, crucifixion and death. In His resurrection and ascension, He was finally exalted with the glory He deserves (Philippians 2:8-11). Now we can look back at the events of the garden, the cross and the empty tomb and see how God's redemptive purpose unfolded to bring about the salvation of sinners like you and me. First5

And this, from Rev Anne B. Jolly, “Our hearts break because we know we were created in God’s image to live in community, centered in the love of the Divine. Our hearts break because we know that violence comes from fear and hate, which separate us from God.” SabbathMoments 

Matthew, as a Jew, unashamedly shapes his account about Jesus’ life so it is understood by a Jewish audience. His goal is to convince his peers that the King of kings has come. With this in mind, he uses terms and names that Jews will resonate with. By quoting more passages from the Old Testament than any other New Testament writer, he attempts to validate that Jesus is indeed the promised Messiah. No less than 12 times Matthew presents Jesus as Israel’s Messianic King. The NKJV Study Bible

1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

2:2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

2:6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

3:17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

4:15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.” 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

21:5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”

21:9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”

22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’? 45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?”

26:64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

27:11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” 12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS

The New King James Version

Isaiah 42:6 

“I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness,

And will hold Your hand;

I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,

As a light to the Gentiles,

Isaiah 49:6 

Indeed He says,‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant

To raise up the tribes of Jacob,

And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;

I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles,

That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”