The Law Departed For Grace To Be Proclaimed

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Just want to share what I learnt in church the other day. The topic was on how studying Bible names can give us a deeper revelation of His Word:
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Luke 2:25-50

Simeon Sees God's Salvation [Jesus]
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: 29 "Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation 31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,And the glory of Your people Israel."…
Anna Bears Witness to the Redeemer
36 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; 37 and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
In this passage we see the passing away of the law and the beginning of the proclamation of grace.

If you study the Hebrew root word for Simeon [hearing], it is “shama”, which means “to hear”. This word is also “shema”.

Shema is the word “hear” in:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
The orthodox Jews till today recite the shema every day.

The shema represents the law because Jesus said:
Matthew 22:37-40
37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
So when baby Jesus arrived, Simeon (shema), which is a picture of the law said:
"Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation…
In other words, the law stepped aside and passed on because grace came.

John 1:17-18
17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Next, you have the name Anna, the prophetess. Anna, according to Easton’s Bible Dictionary means “grace”.

So when Simeon (shema/law) departed, Anna (grace) started to “spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”

Grace started proclaiming redemption in Jesus.:clap:
 
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