this name? Matthew tells us through the angel’s explanation to Joseph: “[A]nd you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (1:21). Here we see that Jesus’ name in verse 21 is the answer to the problem of the Babylonian exile in verse 11.5 Remember, the Jews viewed their exilic condition not simply as a political or military problem, but as a sin problem. According to their prophets and their law, it was covenant unfaithfulness that brought about their exile and oppression.