{"id":3504,"date":"2025-06-01T20:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T03:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2025-06-01T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T03:52:02","slug":"what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Meaning of the Name “Jesus?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE NAME \"JESUS?\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The name \u201cJesus\u201d means \u201cYAHWEH is Salvation,\u201d declaring His divine mission to save sinners\u2014a truth affirmed by His life, death, and resurrection.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In the Bible, names are never meaningless. Often, they reflect a person\u2019s destiny, identity, or the divine purpose over their life. Take Jacob, for example. His name meant \u201cheel-grabber\u201d or \u201csupplanter,\u201d and true enough, he lived much of his early life through deception and striving. But after wrestling with God and receiving a new identity, he was renamed Israel<\/strong>, meaning \u201cone who struggles with God\u201d or \u201cGod prevails.\u201d His life changed from manipulation to transformation.<\/p>\n

We also see similar patterns with Simon<\/strong> becoming Peter<\/strong> (\u201crock\u201d), and Saul<\/strong> becoming Paul<\/strong> (from a proud persecutor to a humble apostle). These name changes were not cosmetic\u2014they marked a divine shift in identity and mission.<\/p>\n

But among all the names in Scripture, none carries more eternal weight than the name Jesus<\/strong>. What does this name mean? And why did God choose this name for His Son?<\/p>\n

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1. The Meaning of the Name \u201cJesus\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When we talk about \u201cJesus,\u201d we are referring to Jesus of Nazareth<\/strong>, the son of Mary and Joseph\u2014a real, historical person who walked this earth, preached the Kingdom of God, performed miracles, died on a cross, and rose again.<\/p>\n

The name \u201cJesus\u201d comes from the Hebrew name Yeshua<\/strong> (short for Yehoshua<\/em>), translated into Greek as I\u0113sous<\/strong>, and then into English as \u201cJesus.\u201d The name literally means \u201cYahweh is salvation\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cThe LORD saves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

And this name came directly from God. It was not chosen by Mary or Joseph, but given by divine instruction:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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This was not just a name of honor\u2014it was a name of mission.<\/p>\n

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Jesus Affirmed This Mission in His Teachings<\/h5>\n

Jesus did not leave the meaning of His name to speculation. He clearly declared His purpose:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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Everything He taught, everything He did, pointed back to this single mission: salvation<\/strong>. He fulfilled what was prophesied in the Old Testament and even what He predicted about Himself. Ultimately, He died at the cross of Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
(Matthew 26:28)<\/p>\n

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And just as He foretold, He rose again on the third day<\/strong>, proving that He is not just a man\u2014but the Savior sent by God:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is not here; for He is risen, as He said.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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2. The Meaning of \u201cYahweh is Salvation\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The name \u201cJesus\u201d declares that salvation is entirely God\u2019s work.<\/strong> The words \u201cYahweh is salvation\u201d<\/strong> reveal a powerful truth: We cannot save ourselves.<\/em> We are all sinners, and we all fall short of the glory of God:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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No amount of religion, good deeds, or moral effort can erase our sin or earn heaven. But God\u2014moved by love\u2014took the first step. He made the way. He initiated the rescue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
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It was God who:<\/p>\n