Read Luke 3:19-38 SOAP Luke 3:22
I would have loved to see the trinity pictured in Luke 3. Imagine John's response when he heard the voice of God! Christ's lineage in the following verses is a perfect following to the trinity representation. All of it ties together to confirm God's sovereignty. The skeptics are mistaken when they describe Jesus simply as a "good teacher" or even a "well-meaning prophet." Scripture paints a very different situation surrounding Christ. His life and death was strategically planned by God, down to His specific ancestors. When you read verses 23-38, you clearly see how many people were involved simply in the lineage. Furthermore, there are several prophetical verses describing this trinity appearance. Psalm 2:7 says, "I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you." Isaiah 42:1 says, " Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations."
It can be tempting to view Christ as a victim, but that is obviously inconsistent with scripture. God purposefully planned Jesus' ministry and His death. Even in his lineage, God was preparing Jesus for his sacrifice. Father, help me understand the lengths you went to in order to save me. Thank you for orchestrating history, defeating all who opposed it, to usher in salvation!
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ReplyDeleteI think the most exciting thing that I noticed about our soap scripture was the fact that the
Trinity was represented here. First we see the Holy Ghost descending, second we hear God’s voice and thirdly we see the Son. We know that these three bear witness of each other as the bible says they do and was a testimony of the Son from His Father. I have listen to some pretty cool sermons by Macarthur about Jesus encounter with John for the first time that was recorded in the bible, they are called “The Messiah’s Divine Confirmation”. What joy John must have felt when he realized who Jesus was and by the next day he was calling him the “lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world”.
Also our scriptures today show Mary lineage which is cool. I have a Chart if anyone is interested in knowing how it all came down. David had two sons one was Solomon which represented the royal line which was Joseph lineage. The second son was Nathan which Mary lineage. And then God linked them all together, calling Him the son of God and son of Man. I love that!! He has from the beginning thought about how to turn it for our good since the fall of man, what an awesome God we serve. A heart of love for His people and to think someday we shall behold Him is something else that propels us forward to the kingdom of Heaven.
Blessings of the Lord to everyone!!