1. When all the people had been baptized, when all the people had washed the filth of their sins into the water, Jesus went into the water to draw their sins unto Himself.
  2. Because we could never intuitively figure it out, God reveals Christ to us.
  3. He is given His name so you could call on it. He is called Jesus, so you can call on Jesus and be saved.
  4. The eternal Word of God became a mortal human being, but not in some far-off heavenly realm. No, He took up residence among us.
  5. Matthew makes it abundantly clear that Joseph lacked one thing: Control. He may have been the titular head of his emerging household, but he was clearly not in charge. God was, as God always is.

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