neither His first name, nor is Christ His last name. No, Jesus is His full human name, which was a common name in that day, probably the most common name in all of Israel. “Joshua” was the Hebrew form, and “Jesus” the Greek form. We read that Christ is not His human name, but His official name. Christos is the Greek form and means “anointed.” In the Old Testament, three groups of people were anointed with oil: prophets, priests, and kings. Jesus is the Prophet who came to declare the Word (Deuteronomy
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