Day 13

Luke 3:21–38 (NIV)

²¹ When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened ²² and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

²³ Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, ²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷ the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, ²⁹ the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³² the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, ³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ³⁴ the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵ the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, ³⁶ the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan, ³⁸ the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Pray for God to show you something to use from the passage

Read the Passage

Who is in the passage?

What action verbs do you see?

What other words stick out in your mind

Questions

Why was Jesus baptized?

Why did Jesus start his public ministry at 30?

What does Jesus’ genealogy mean?

Notes

why was Jesus baptized? Not for needing to repent but to identify His ministry with repentance. (more clarity see Matt 3:13-15)

vs 21 As he was praying- Imagine that moment for Jesus. He knows it is at the beginning of his public ministry and the road he will travel and where it will lead

Note: God answers His prayer with assurance for Jesus and the people. Physical presence of Holy Spirit. (represents strength to do His calling or Recognition of Jesus as the Christ or that the trinity is involved in this salvation together?) Like dove doesn't mean was dove just how it came was dove like (see Isa 42:1)

Voice of God- I love and am well pleased- proud Father seeing Jesus' faithfulness to this moment and giving encouragement for what He will face. (interesting gospels don't report how people respond to the event. had to be talk in the area not unlike the shepherds when they told what they saw at Jesus' birth)

vs 23 30 years- interesting it is also the time that a priest began his service in the temple

vs 23 so it was thought- the birth story had long ago faded from view. People saw Jesus as Joseph son and it is interesting that Joseph, Mary or Jesus did not seek to correct this view

What does the genealogy mean?

· Jesus from line of David

· Jesus a Jew

· Jesus for the World ( doesn't stop at Abraham, the first Jew)

· Jesus the Son of God (Vs 37) He is human yet God (see 1 Cor 15:45-49)