Salvation

For Friday, August 26, 2022:

​Deuteronomy 34:9 NLT: “Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the Lord had commanded Moses.”

In ancient times, people’s names had a meaning, and the Bible oftentimes gives us this information. “Joshua,” the name of the leader after Moses who brought the Israelites into the Promised Land, meant “Salvation.” They’d been wandering in the desert for 40 years, and God sent “Salvation” to lead them!

Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, so that name was actually “Y’hoshua.” Most of the New Testament was written Greek, where we find the same name in a different language. We know it as “Jesus,” which also means “Salvation.”

Matthew 1:21: “Mary will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” You are to name him “Salvation,” for he will deliver mankind from our sin-problem. Tell everyone!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406