Isn't Jesus' name wrong?

Question

According to the bible God order Mary to call her son Emmanuel, but she goes on and call him Jesus. What's the christian explaination for this?

Matthew 1:23 (King James Version)
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Answer 1

A contradiction in the BIBLE!!?? Surely not...god must have changed his mind at the last minute...(cough, cough)...yeah, that's it...erm...
Mucked up translations in the new editions??? NOOO, obviously god made some mistakes in the previous editions and made the corrections via mortal editors...obviously...

Answer 2

I am certainly not a pastor , or a theologian,but I believe it is implied as a description rather than a name. The name emmanuel or Immanual(Isaiah 7:14)nkjv, the definition meaning ;God is with us. And as a Christian,believing in the Tri-une God head ,God being the Sovereign Creator,Jesus(begotten)Son,Holy Spirit(couselor,guide,empwerer to live righteous.) Also God 's Spirit living and dwelling in each believer. Look up the scripture passage refering to He and the Father being indwelling or as ONE.JOHN 10:38 I hope this helps you,Peace.

Answer 3

"Concerning this question about the names Immanuel and Jesus and are they same ...and why
the two names and etc.... well....let's begin by looking at each of these names individually to see what they mean and then we will better understand why Jesus had more than one name.

IMMANUEL (sometimes spelled Emmanuel) in Isaiah 7:14, means "With us is God" or
"God with us." This name given as a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ, because the name, Immanuel, describes that Jesus would be 'God united with man' and showed that 'God would be dwelling with man.'

JESUS means "Savior" and was a description of what Immanuel would do and be while
He was 'God with us.' JESUS is the greek form of the Hebrew name, JOSHUA (also spelled JESHUA or YESHUA) and is actually a shortened form of Jehoshua which means "Help of Jehovah" or "Savior".

And, while we are on the subject of names.... Jesus also was known by several other names including the name, CHRIST, which means "anointed". Since Jesus was both a priest and a King and since, among the Jews, priests were anointed as part of their inauguration to their office of priest, then the name, Christ, would indicate to Jews that he was anointed. In the New Testament, the name, CHRIST, is the same as the Hebrew , MESSIAH, (which also means "anointed").

So, when Mary was told to name Him, Jesus, this was to be his 'proper' name and to signify that He would be the Savior. But, He was also going to be the Messiah / Christ (anointed)
and Immanuel (God with us). And He also is referred to by other names such as Lord, a King, King of Israel, Son of David, Chosen of God, etc.

So there is no real problem with the different names being used.at different places in the Bible, because they were just signifying different aspects of Who He was and what He would be and do.


I hope this clears up any confusion you might have had on this matter."

Taken directly from : http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/yeslord/namefaq.htm

Answer 4

In the verse you have mentioned it says nowhere that Mary is to call her son Emmanuel, but that they shall call his name Emmanuel.....they to me meaning us or the world ........we shall call Him Emmanuel

Here in Luke 1:31-33 we see that indeed God has said for Mary to call her son Jesus.

Luke 1:31-33 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the Highest: and Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

if you look closely the two verses have two different meanings.......in the first you mentioned God is talking about the world or us and we shall call him Emmanuel and in the second I have shown you God is through Gabriel telling Mary to name the son she will have Jesus.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Well, Emmanuel and Jesus mean the same thing, but there are many prophecies about the messiah in the Bible, but Jesus fits very few, if any, that I know of. No wonder the Jews don't think he was the messiah.

Answer 6

Appeartly you have not been steered in the wrong direction. Just had Three verses omitted from the story .
Yes God told Mary to call the Son Emmanuel. but he had put Joseph in a state of sleep and when he awoke took her unto him and knew her not. When she gave birth to the child HE called him Jesus.

Answer 7

The King James Version is a mistranslated version of the bible. Every Christian theologist knows this. Get an annotated Oxford bible. That's pretty accurate.

Answer 8

The Christian interpretation of Immanuel in Isaiah 7:14 is based on the following scriptures in the Christian New Testament where the conception and birth of Jesus Christ are described:

(Matthew 1:20–23 KJV) But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. (21) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. (22) Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, (23) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Based on these scriptures many Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Immanuel prophesied of in Isaiah 7:14 and that He is "God with us". Many also believe that Jesus was born by means of a Virgin Birth and through the power of the Holy Spirit rather than through normal conception by man.

On translating the Greek Textus Receptus of Matthew 1:23, there is little problem in translating the Greek word "parthenos" as "virgin" which is the usual Greek word for virgin:

(Matthew 1:23 Greek Textus Receptus) ιδου η παρθενος εν γαστρι εξει και τεξεται υιον και καλεσουσιν το ονομα αυτου εμμανουηλ ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον μεθ ημων ο θεος

It is from the transliteration of the Greek text that the spelling Emmanuel was introduced for the Hebrew name Immanuel.

Upon examination of the Greek Septuagint text at Isaiah 7:14 one can also find the word 'parthenos"("virgin") rather than the usual Greek word "neanis" for "young woman" strongly indicating that a Virgin Birth is prophesied of.

However, the use of the Hebrew word "almah" in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible has stirred controversy among a number of scholars and in fact has produced what is known as The Almah Controversy. This has resulted in variations between Bible translations,with some translations using "young woman" as does the New English Translation or NET Bible:

Isaiah 7:14 “For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.”

And a number of translations using the word "virgin" as does the King James Bible:

Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

It is also used as first name among Christians. Examples are Immanuel Kant, Victor Emmanuel of Italy. In Greece the name Manolis is considered a nickname for Emmanuel.

Answer 9

'They shall call his name Emmanuel.' I've called him Emmanuel, and so have many others. Peter called him Lord. Thomas said, 'my Lord and my God.' He is also called the Lamb and the messiah. It's a title, a description, not his given name.

Answer 10

I think the name Emmanuel and Jesus mean the same thing.

Answer 11

I'm not sure and I'm a christian...probably the name Jesus means Emmanuel in Jew..try to research on that..