HOW THE NAME OF JESUS CAME

HOW THE NAME OF JESUS CAME 

Men obtain great names in three ways. Some men are born to a great name—a king, for instance. Others make their name great by their achievements. Still others have a great name conferred upon them. The more excellent Name came by all three means. Jesus' Name is great because He

Inherited a great Name, His Name is great because of His achievements. His Name is great because it was conferred upon Him. We are about to examine these marvelous truths in depth. They are almost beyond our capacity to grasp. But as we feed upon them, little by little they will become a part of our inner consciousness. We need to catch a glimpse of them in our spirits—not in our heads. (Yet they do have to go through our heads to get down into our hearts; the mind is the door to the heart.) Once these truths really dawn on our hearts, it will be said of us as it was in the Old Testament, "There are giants in the land." For this will make us to become spiritual giants! Some of us have caught a glimpse occasionally—and we have done exploits. But by continuing to feed along this line, I believe we can get to the place where we won't just visit there occasionally—but we will live in this place.

 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath BY INHERITANCE obtained a MORE EXCELLENT NAME than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the

angels of God worship him."  —Hebrews 1:1-6 Jesus inherited a "more excellent name than they." He inherited a greater Name than any angelic being. As Son, He is heir of all things.

He is "the express image" of God. He is "the brightness," or as one translation reads,

"the outshining," of the Father. He is God speaking to us. And He "by inheritance obtained a more excellent name." When did He inherit it? He did not inherit anything in heaven before He came to this earth, because He already had everything. He did not inherit it when He came to the earth, because the Epistle to the Philippians says that He stripped Himself of all honor and glory.

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by

the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath

appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the

brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by

the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right

hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath

BY INHERITANCE obtained a MORE EXCELLENT NAME than they.

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I

begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And

again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the

angels of God worship him." —Hebrews 1:1-6

Jesus inherited a "more excellent name than they." He inherited a greater Name than

any angelic being. As Son, He is heir of all things. He is "the express image" of God. He is "the brightness," or as one translation reads, "the outshining," of the Father. He is God speaking to us.

And He "by inheritance obtained a more excellent name."

He did not inherit anything in heaven before He came to this earth, because He already

had everything. He did not inherit it when He came to the earth, because the Epistle to the Philippians says that He stripped Himself of all honor and glory. When did He inherit His Name? There is a clue in the following verses: HEBREWS 1:4,5

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a

more excellent name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I

begotten thee?.... These verses tell us when He inherited this more excellent Name. It was when God said to Him, "Thou art my son, THIS DAY have I begotten thee" This day! That's when it

happened—the day He was begotten. When was Jesus begotten? Most people think He was begotten when He came into the world as the Babe of Bethlehem. No! Oh, no! Begotten means bom, The Son of God was not born as He took on flesh. He preexisted with the Father, He just took upon Himself a body.