The term King of the Jews is very important when describing Jesus.
The Christmas Story
It’s associated with the Christmas story because the Magi used it to describe Jesus. They told King Herod they were looking for the King of the Jews who was recently born in Bethlehem.
The Crucifixion
And we hear this term again, very close to his crucifixion. When Pontius Pilate says, “Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus says, “It is, as you say.”
Jesus, the Nazarene, King of the Jews
Jesus willingly went to the cross so that we could have salvation. And indeed, we did see that on the cross. It was written Jesus, the Nazarene, King of the Jews.
Jimmie Aaron Kepler is an award-winning writer and poet. Born in San Antonio, Texas, to a career military father and stay at home mother, he lived in six states and attended eight schools before graduating high school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in English and Military Science from The University of Texas at Arlington, Master of Arts and Master of Religious Education degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the Doctor of Education degree. His writing awards include the CIPA EVVY 2021 Bronze Winner in the Spiritual/Religion Category and the 2021 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite for Christian Non-Fiction for Kissing Guilt Goodbye: Breaking Free from the Shackles of Shame (enLIVEn Devotional Series Book 3) for which he was a contributor and the East Texas Christian Writer’s Confernce best short story award. Before writing full time, he worked as a US Army officer for 8-years, religious educator for 18-years, and as an IT software application engineer for over 20-years. He is a widower. He lives in North Texas with his cat Lacey. View all posts by Jimmie Aaron Kepler, Ed.D.
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