Why
was Jesus born? Why
was Jesus born?
Why was Jesus born? The Bible provides a number of reasons. God the
Father and Jesus agreed from the foundation of the world that Jesus would
come and give his life as the sacrifice for the sins of mankind (I Peter
1:20, Revelation 13:8). Therefore, one reason Jesus was born was to give
himself as the ransom for the sins of mankind.
Why Was Jesus
Born?
By: Alan D.
Campbell
Another important
reason for the birth of Jesus was to be a king. When Pilate questioned him
during his trial before his crucifixion, Pilate asked him if he were the
king of the Jews (John 18:33). Jesus answered that his kingdom was not of
this world (John 18:36). It was not the time for him to establish the
Kingdom of God
Jesus did not come the first time to establish his
kingdom. He came the first time to suffer for us, to give his life a
ransom for many, and to be born into the royal family of David. He will
sit on the throne of David and rule in the Kingdom of God.
Pilate
asked Jesus clearly if he were a king. Here is how the gospel according to
John records Pilate's question and Jesus' answer in John
18:37:
"Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus
answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for
this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the
truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice."
(KJV)
Jesus here clearly states that he was born to be a king.
Jesus came into the world to bear witness of the truth of God and to
preach the good news of the coming Kingdom of God. However, he noted that
his kingdom was not of that time. It was to be a future kingdom as he
explained more clearly elsewhere.
One of things that the angel
Gabriel stated in his announcement to the virgin Mary of the future birth
of Jesus is that God would give him the throne of his father David. Here
is how the gospel according to Luke records it in Luke
1:30-33.
"And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He
shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he
shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there
shall be no end." (KJV)
God sent the angel Gabriel to tell the
virgin Mary that the son she would bear would be the son of God and that
he would have an eternal kingdom over the house of Jacob. Jacob was the
patriarch whose named God changed to Israel (Genesis 35:10).
Many
people associate only the Jews with the House of Israel. However, Jacob or
Israel had 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 35:22-26).
They were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph,
Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
David was a great king
over the 12 tribes of Israel. His son Solomon reigned after he died (I
Kings 2:10-12). After the death of Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel was
divided into two kingdoms. King Rehoboam ruled the Kingdom of Judah, which
had its capital in Jerusalem. King Jeroboam ruled the Kingdom of Israel,
which had its capital north of Jerusalem in Samaria.
The virgin
Mary was a descendant of King David (Luke 3:23-31). She was of the royal
family. She knew well what the angel Gabriel meant when he said that her
son Jesus would reign over the House of Israel. She knew that he would be
a king over a literal kingdom just as her forefather David was a king over
the House of Israel.
While David's rule was temporary, the reign of
Jesus will be forever. As the Hallelujah Chorus of Handel's famous
oratorio The Messiah says "king of kings forever and ever
hallelujah."
Why was Jesus born? He was born to be bear witness of
the truth of God and to preach the good news of the Kingdom of God. He was
born to be the savior of the world. He was also born to be a king. He will
be the King of Kings in the Kingdom of God. Jesus will reign as the King
of Kings forever in the Kingdom of God.
About the Author
Alan
D. Campbell lives in Brandon, Florida. His blog is The Good News of the
Kingdom of God at http://goodnewsofthekingdomofgod.blogspot.com
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