Jesus' baptism "is one of the most pivotal moments in His life, revealing His divine mission, identity and relationship with the Father," David ... as the Son of God and the Messiah." ...

The Gospel of John, written later, draws only a tenuous link between Jesus and Bethlehem. John 7:42 states: “Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from ...

First, the mission of Jesus. He is the Messiah whose coming was anticipated and prophesized throughout the Hebrew Bible, also ...

about 50 miles east of Knoxville — went before a local judge to settle a dispute over the last name of her son ... Messiah carries some pretty hefty expectations. While Christians call Jesus ...

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. As proof that you are children ...

The Jewish people wanted to return to the glory days under their greatest ruler, King David. Some Jews were looking for a warrior Messiah to overthrow the Romans. Jesus was not this kind of Messiah.

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I ... the claim that Jesus was divine. Jews believe the Messiah will be a direct (blood) descendant of King David through Solomon on his ...