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Genesis 17:19,21
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant,and with his seed after him…

Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heardit in the tent door, whichwas behind him.

Judges 13:3
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thouart barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

thou.

Luke 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Luke 2:21
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

JESUS.

Psalm 130:7,8
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORDthere is mercy, and with himis plenteous redemption…

Isaiah 12:1,2
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me…

Isaiah 45:21,22
Tell ye, and bringthem near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time?who hath told it from that time?have not I the LORD? andthere is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour;there is none beside me…

and you are to give Him the name Jesus
The name "Jesus" is the Greek form of the Hebrew name "Yeshua" or "Joshua," meaning "The Lord is salvation" or "Yahweh saves." This name was divinely appointed, as seen inLuke 1:31, where the angel Gabriel instructs Mary to name her child Jesus. The name signifies His mission to bring salvation to humanity, aligning with the Old Testament theme of God as the deliverer of His people (Psalm 68:20).

because He will save His people from their sins.
This phrase encapsulates the primary mission of Jesus: salvation from sin. It reflects the messianic expectation of a savior who would deliver Israel, but it expands this role to a spiritual deliverance from sin, not just political or national liberation. This salvation is prophesied in passages likeIsaiah 53, which speaks of the suffering servant who bears the iniquities of many. The concept of salvation from sin is central to the New Testament, as seen inJohn 3:16 andRomans 5:8, where Jesus' sacrificial death is portrayed as the means by which humanity is reconciled to God.

“ ‘She will give birth to a Son’ ” highlights the promised arrival of a real, flesh-and-blood Child.

• Fulfillment of prophecy—Isaiah 7:14 foretold, “ ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son’ ”. Matthew shows that promise coming true.

• True humanity—Galatians 4:4 says God sent His Son “born of a woman,” grounding Jesus in our human experience.

• Divine initiative—FromGenesis 3:15 onward, God pledged a Redeemer; here the pledge becomes visible.

• Assurance in hard moments—Joseph can trust that what seems impossible is God’s sovereign plan (Luke 1:37).

Joseph is commanded, “ ‘you are to give Him the name Jesus’ ”. Naming conveys purpose and authority.

• Obedient faith—By naming the Child, Joseph embraces his role in God’s story (Matthew 1:24-25).

• Meaning of the name—“Jesus” means “The LORD saves.”Acts 4:12 insists, “there is no other name under heaven…by which we must be saved”.

• Exalted identity—Philippians 2:9-10 shows God giving Jesus “the name above every name,” so every knee will bow.

• Personal invitation—When we call on this Name we join the redeemed throughout the ages (Romans 10:13).

The verse explains why the Child must bear that specific Name.

• Primary mission—1 Timothy 1:15: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”.

• Substitutionary rescue—2 Corinthians 5:21 declares He “became sin for us,” removing guilt we could never erase.

• Ongoing deliverance—Hebrews 7:25 affirms He “is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him”.

• Particular yet expansive—“His people” first recalls Israel (Matthew 15:24), then extends to believing Gentiles (John 10:16;Revelation 5:9).

• Total forgiveness—Psalm 103:12 pictures sins removed “as far as the east is from the west,” a reality secured by Jesus’ cross and resurrection (Romans 4:25).

Matthew 1:21 anchors the Christmas story in God’s saving purpose. The Child is truly born, truly named, and truly sent to rescue. Every detail—birth, name, mission—proves God keeps His promises and offers sure forgiveness to all who trust His Son.

The name Jesus was one full of meaning, but it was not as yet a specially sacred name. In its Old Testament form of Jehoshua (Numbers 13:16), Joshua, or Jeshua (Numbers 14:6;Nehemiah 8:17), it meant "Jehovah is salvation;" and the change of the name of the captain of Israel from Hoshea, which did not include the divine name, to the form which gave this full significance (Numbers 13:16) had made it the expression of the deepest faith of the people. After the return from Babylon it received a new prominence in connection with the high priest Joshua, the son of Josedech (Haggai 1:1;Zechariah 3:1), and appears in its Greek form in Jesus the father, and again in the son, of Sirach. In the New Testament itself we find it borne by others (see Note onMatthew 1:1). It had not been directly associated, however, with Messianic hopes, and the intimation that it was to be the name of the Christ gave a new character to men's thoughts of the kingdom. Not conquest, but "salvation"--deliverance, not from human enemies only or chiefly, nor from the penalties of sin, but from the sins themselves. As spoken by the angel to the dreamer it was the answer to prayers and hopes, going beyond the hope, and purifying it from earthly thoughts. As recorded by the Evangelist it was a witness that he had been taught the true nature of the kingdom of the Christ. . . .