TITLE: Jesus Christ, the Son of Seven

TEXT: Matthew 22:42

PROPOSITION: Jesus is related to all of us.

QUESTION: How?

KEY WORD: Connections

Introduction:

1. Jesus is – in some special way – the son of seven.

2. In December many think of his birth in Bethlehem – of Mary and Joseph.

3. But Jesus is more than that.

4. Jesus is the Son of Seven!

1. Son of David

   1. 2 blind men – Matthew 9:27

   2. Miracle – Matthew 12:23

   3. Canaanite woman – Matthew 15:22

   4. David – a type of Christ

      1. Goliath = Devil

      2. Sent by father = Sent by Father

      3. Rejected = Rejected

      4. Denied armor = denied armor

      5. Victory = Victory over death

      6. King = King on David's throne
         
          

2. Son of Abraham – Matthew 1:1

   1. Galatians 3:29 – Abraham's seed

   2. Galatians 3:16 – to thy seed, which is Christ

   3. Figure of Isaac and Ishmael
      
       

3. Son of Adam – Luke 3:23-38

   1. 1 Corinthians 15:22

   2. 1 Corinthians 15:45

   3. Figures
      
       

      Adam	Christ
      Sleep	Death
      Side opened	Side opened
      Woman	Church
      Head over creation	Head of church
      Loved	Loved

4. Son of Joseph – Luke 3:23

   1. Legal son

   2. Matthew 13:55

5. Son of Mary
   
    

6. Son of Man

   1. Matthew 32 times

   2. Mark 15 times

   3. Luke 26 times

   4. John 12 times

   5. Total of 85 times in Gospels

   6. Many more times in rest of NT

   7. Son of Man – He came to be a man, die for man, call men to him

   8. He taught his apostles to become “fishers of men”
      
       

7. Son of God

   1. John 3:16