169: Why Wasn’t Jesus Named “Immanuel”?

Posted October 4, 2016

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The Old Testament prophet Isaiah declared that the Messiah would be born of a virgin and that He would be called “Immanuel” (see Isaiah 7:14). So with that in mind, why did Mary name her son “Jesus” instead of giving Him the name “Immanuel”?

In this episode, Kenny answers this question, and makes clear the meaning of the name Immanuel and its overall significance.

Kenneth Ortiz

Chief Content Creator for Theology for the Rest of Us; Pastor and Communications Director at Cities Church, St. Paul, MN; Dean of Online Education and Professor of Theology and Contemporary Issues at Bethany Global University; Ph.D. student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.