1 Chron. 16:23-33, Jesus is YESHUA (1)

Now, in connection with the previous several days, let’s enjoy a study of “yeshua,” the Hebrew name “Jesus.”  “Yeshua” (which means “deliverance, salvation) and comes from the root “yasa.”  The NT name “Jesus” (Greek iésous) is, in Hebrew, Yeshua.  In the same way that Jesus was/is the personification of grace (Titus 2:11, when Jesus appeared grace appeared) and the kindness and love of God (Titus 3:3, ditto), so He is the personification of salvation.  He not only illustrated, He personified or was the detailed essence of “salvation.” 

Yeshua was also a shortened form of Yehoshua (Joshua, Yahweh is salvation).  Joshua was a type of Christ, being the faithful Israelite who led Israel into the promised land.

With that as background, let us begin the word list:

Gen. 49:18: Jacob said, “I have waited for thy salvation (Yeshua), O LORD.”  The salvation Jacob waited for, as he spoke of the last days (49:1), was that which would only come through Yeshua.  My point is that, as you wander through this list of 77 occurances in 76 verses, you should consider how Jesus personified the salvation (yeshua) spoken of by the OT saints.

Ex. 14:13; 2 Chron. 20:17: at the Red Sea (classic picture of salvation) Moses told Israel to “stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD … the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever” (as in Jesus, our triumph over sin is complete). The same words were spoken to Jehoshaphat.

Ex. 15:2; Ps. 118:14,21; Isa. 12:2: the song of praise after the Red Sea crossing, the LORD … has become my salvation; He is my God.  In Christ, God is our salvation.

Dt. 32:15: Israel scornfully esteemed the Rock (that Rock was Christ, 1 Cor. 10:4) of his salvation.

1 Sam. 2:1: Hannah prayed, I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Sam. 14:45: Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance

2 Sam. 22:51; Ps. 18:50: Psalm of David, He is the tower of salvation to His king.

1 Chron. 16:23; Ps. 96:2: Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day (a Psalm the day David brought the Ark into Jerusalem).

Job 13:16: Job said, He also shall be my salvation

Job 30:15: Job spoke of his “prosperity” as having passed like a cloud.

Ps. 3:2,8: David’s enemies says there is no help for him in God.  Then he said, salvation belongs to the LORD.

Ps. 9:14: David: I will rejoice in Your salvation.  (See also Ps. 13:5; 20:5; 21:1; 35:9).

Ps. 14:7; 53:6: Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!

Ps. 21:5: The king’s glory is great in Your salvation.

Ps. 22:1: My God, My God, why house You forsaken Me?  Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning.