He Will Save His People From Their Sins

"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." (1)

The name Jesus means "Jehovah is salvation". Hebrews 2:10 refers to Jesus as the "captain of their salvation." The people of Israel looked forward to the coming of a Messiah. Moses wrote about Him, "And the Lord said to me:-- I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him." (2) Jesus said, "If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?" (3)

"He will save His people from their sins." Zechariah referred to the salvation that God provides, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey." (4) See Matthew 21:1-11 for the literal fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy.

"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope... There shall be a root of Jesse; and He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (5) Jesus is the hope of our salvation.

1. Matthew 1:21.
2. Deuteronomy 18:17-19.
3. John 5:46.
4. Zechariah 9:9.
5. Romans 15:4, 12.