The Name of JesusConsider the name of Jesus:Mat 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. STRONG’S GREEK LEXICONJesusG2424ἸησοῦςIēsousee-ay-sooce'Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites: - Jesus.Have you ever heard a preacher say that “Jesus” and “Joshua” were the same name?Well, here it is: it’s in the Strong’s Lexicon.[In e-Sword, www.e-sword.net, download for free), search for “Jesus”, and search for “Joshua”.]The Hebrew name “Yehoshua” is so obviously “Jehovah-saved”.Moses led Israel in the wilderness, and Yehoshua (Joshua) led them into the land that was promised to Abraham.You can see that the name “Joshua” is a direct transliteration from Hebrew to English.STRONG’S HEBREW LEXICONJoshuaH3091δεωΡςιδεωΡεΜςyeho^shu^a‛yeho^shu^a‛yeh-ho-shoo'-ah, yeh-ho-shoo'-ahFrom H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader: - Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.LORDH3068ιδεδyeho^va^hyeh-ho-vaw'From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God: - Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.SavedH3467ιωΡςya^sha‛ yaw-shah'A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor: -X at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.The name “Iesous” is not so obvious to mean anything about God saving his people. In fact, there is no explanation of this name in the lexicon, and you can see that it’s not Hebrew.It’s not even a close transliteration.Hmmm, that’s a bit irregular.So, Yehoshua somehow translates to Greek, Iesous; and to Latin, Iesu and then to English, Jesus.But the original Hebrew name is Yehoshua.Joshua kept his name, but Jesus went through a process.Some confusion comes from the Hebrew word, "yeshua", which means "salvation", which is not the name of Yehoshua.H3444ιωΡεΜςδyeshu^‛a^hyesh-oo'-awFeminine passive participle of H3467; something saved, that is, (abstractly) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity:I would not venture so far as to suggest that there may be something wrong with calling the Son of God “Jesus”, and not “Yehoshua“, but if I find out, I’ll share it.But for now, when we say “Jesus” we do mean the Messiah, the Son of God, the Lamb of God, the savior of the world.And remember that his name means “He shall save his people from their sins”.Here is a good article on the internet:http://www.plim.org/JesusOrigin.htm
