{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Light to the Nations - Scripture Analysis Podcast","title":"The Son Of Man.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":729,"description":"The Son Of Man.\nWhen Jesus refers to himself in the Gospels, it is almost exclusively as “Son of Man;” that is to say, not “Son of God” as in “a king.” Moreover, Jesus is systematically referred to as “a teacher” in the Gospels more than any other appellation. In both of these aspects - Son of Man and teacher - the Gospels are following the lead of both Ezekiel and Isaiah, respectively. In Ezekiel, the title is a belittling of the kings of Judah and Israel who were supposed to be the representatives of God. Because of their disobedience, God makes a mere Son of Man (ben-Adam) his plenipotentiary. In Isaiah, we hear that the servant of the Lord is assigned to restore not only the redeemed of Israel, but is also given as a light to the nations, “so that the salvation of the Lord might reach to the end of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). This servant is struck by the will of the Lord, after which his progeny is raised via the word, the seed of instruction. Thus, he is a teacher. \nEnter in the Gospels Jesus, the Son of Man, the Teacher…\nNotes\nGenesis 3:5\nIsaiah 49:6;53:6,10-11\nEzekiel 3:1-2\nPsalm 45:6-7;82:4,6-7\nMatthew 21:23;25:31-33\nPhilippians 2:5-11\nCrystal Ball rehearsal and Bobbi Jo performed by Prince.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7Vk5vu8cm_Niapzr44KO0uZZki9wgzQJF_R3KBP-yFA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMjg3/NGM4MjExMWIxMmI1/NjU2ZDkxNjZiMjc1/YmVjZS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}