Episode #5 – Three Wise Men Walk into a Barn

Episode Summary:

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Matthew’s account of Christ’s birth in Matthew 1:18-24 including several misconceptions of the story, how it relates to the Old Testament, and why the incarnation had to happen.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

  • What is the single biggest misconception about the birth story of Jesus?

  • What are some other ways that the story of Christ’s birth is misremembered because of popular understandings of the nativity story?

  • Looking at Isaiah 7 (which is quoted in Matthew), why weren’t they looking for the miracle of a virgin birth?

  • Why does Matthew make mention of this flight to Egypt?

  • What does it mean that Jesus is one person with two natures?

  • Why the incarnation? Why did Christ have to be born?

  • Immanuel: How does the birth of Christ connect to a OT theology of God’s presence with his people?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

  • Matthew 1:18-24, Isaiah 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, John 1:14

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