The Birth of Jesus Announced

May 7, 2025 | Read and Think About Luke 1:26-38

The previous post involved “God’s Oath to King David.”  Now in this event which Luke recorded for us, almost 1000 years have elapsed (and a similar number of Bible pages!)

And notice that in Luke 1, verse 32 it says:  “And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.”

This is the promise from 2 Samuel 7:  “I will raise up your offspring, David, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.  He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”

Mary let the words of the angel sink in.  The call back to God’s oath to King David would have spoken volumes to her.  God was about to do something amazing!

This piece of context – a kingdom that will last forever - was huge in Mary’s mind and everyone else’s regarding God’s promises of salvation for Israel.  But it brings up the question:  salvation from what?  The people yearned for a different kind of salvation - - a political salvation from a repressive empire.  However, God was sending the way to eternal salvation through Jesus Christ. 

God’s way is always better, even when it seems impossible to understand it. One of the things that inspires me about Mary is she didn't have to have all the answers. Her strong faith led her to say, "let it be done according to your word."