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- By using the title “Son of Man,” Jesus was identifying with the people He had come to save. Jesus wanted to convey the truth that He was entirely human; that although He was God, He became a human being and lived among us for a short period of time.
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Apr 4, 2008 · He had a human father but he didn't have sex with this virgin until Jesus was born. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the virgin Mary. Thus he is human—fully human.
- He Wanted to Further Reveal God to Humanity. The first and foremost reason was to give a further revelation of the living God to humanity. If you wish to know what God is like, you need go no further than to look at Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Came to Fulfill God’s Promises to Certain People. The God of the Bible makes promises and He keeps His promises. From a study of the Scripture we find that God made a number of promises to people like Adam and Eve, Abraham, and King David.
- Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law of Moses. God the Son, Jesus, also came to fulfill the Law that God had given through Moses. Jesus Himself testified that His coming was to fulfill the Law and not to abolish it.
- Jesus Came to Die for the Sins of the World. When sin first entered the world, God instituted the concept of substitutionary sacrifice where He required the sacrifice to die.
Oct 23, 2023 · Jesus is referred to as the “Son of Man” 82 times in the New Testament (NIV and ESV). In fact, Son of Man is the primary title Jesus used when referring to Himself (e.g., Matthew 12:32; 13:37; Luke 12:8; John 1:51).
Feb 25, 2021 · We read that Jesus was called many names throughout the Bible, but Son of Man stands apart for several reasons. Claiming himself as the Son of Man gave Jesus the best platform to connect with people in all walks of life.
- Kyle Blevins
- The Title: “Son of Man”
- The Identity of The Son of Man
- Implications
- Concluding Reflection
“Son of Man” a Human Being
The expression “son of man” occurs frequently in the OT as a synonym for “man”—a son of man is by nature man himself. It is a Semitic idiom signifying “human being.” Virtually all of the 107 occurrences of the expression bear this out. Numbers 23:19 illustrates this well: “God is not a man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind.” So also Job, reflecting on his comparatively low status before God and frustrated to vindicate his innocence in suffering, complains th...
Messianic Connections
At least twice in the OT “son of man” is used with Messianic significance. The best known is Daniel 7:13–14: I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be des...
“The Son of Man” as Transcendent
The prophecy of Daniel 7 encompasses a long look at future history from the time of Daniel to the consummation when the enemies of God are brought to final judgment and the people of God share in its rule. At what appears to be the climax of history (7:9-12) this “one like a son of man” approaches the Ancient of Days “with the clouds of heaven” to receive universal authority and eternal dominion. He is “like a son of man,” yet he does not come from earth to heaven but out of obscurity into ma...
Any Bible reader will instinctively recognize that all this takes its place in the larger sweep of Messianic expectation that finds its fulfillment in Jesus the Messiah, the uniquely qualified divine-human king. And in fact Jesus himself confirms this for us, explicitly associating himself with Daniel’s “son of man” (Matt. 26:63–64). This is in fac...
New Testament scholars have noticed three broad associations with Jesus’ use of this self-designation.
Man created in God’s image is designed to rule over God’s creation as his vice-regent. This exalted status was forfeited by sin, but in Jesus, the True Man, humanity is redeemed and restored. He is the Son of Man, the transcendent Messiah, who by his saving work has earned a universal kingship that is being exercised now in rescuing his people, one...
Feb 1, 2024 · The common understanding is that "Son of Man" implies Jesus' humanity, but let's look at a deeper Biblical meaning. If you do a study of the term "Son of Man" in the Gospels you'll see that he didn't refer to himself most often as Son of God but as Son of Man.
At His trial Jesus acknowledged that He indeed was the Son of Man - the one who would bring in God's everlasting kingdom. When the religious leaders heard this they accused Him of blasphemy - making Himself equal with God. The purpose of the title seems to be Jesus' own emphasis on His humanity.
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