Category: Yahweh

Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In the man from Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Israel has arrived for the Nations in all its glory.

The angel informed Joseph that the child carried by Mary was “begotten of the Holy Spirit,” and he instructed Joseph to name the child ‘Jesus’ – “Call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” This name pointed to the saving act of God for humanity that He was about to reveal. The world would behold the long-promised “Salvation of Yahweh” in Jesus of Nazareth, and especially in his Death and Resurrection.