The Undeniable Proof: Jesus Is God's One And Only Son Series

In Egypt’s “Valley of the Kings” the French Archeologist; Victor Larae discovered and excavated the tomb of Amenhotep II who was the Pharoah of the Exodus that experienced the plagues and was likely drown in the Red Sea with the rest of the Egyptian army.

This tomb was found in when the corridor was found in an unlikely location; it was at the bottom of a slope between two waterfalls.

The tomb contained alabaster jar fragments that named Amenhotep II as the deceased king that inhabits the tomb.

What is very intriguing is that inside the tomb was not only found the Pharoah’s mummy but also the mummy of a boy between 11-15 years old who was the prince, or son of Amenhotep II. The name of the prince is Webensenu. Who has the shaved head and coming out of the side was a ponytail or prince’s lock.

What was interesting was two things:

a) A young prince was found there (Webensenu). Exodus 12 tells us that he died before the King did. We know this because when a king dies it is sealed to not be reopened. The one who died in the final plague.

b) Of all the mummy’s found in the Valley of the Kings, only one had boil like sores on its body; Amenhotep II. Exodus 9 tells us that one of the plagues was a plague of sores.

Transition:

When people see things like this, strangely enough, it always meets controversy and debate even though it matches the Biblical text.

Strangely enough, the life of Jesus and the empty tomb of our King of Kings also calls for a decision. It is a decision of belief or debate.

One person in the New Testament that we’d never think would struggle with belief in our Savior is John the Baptist.

John, after all, was the man that saw Jesus and said: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” John 1:29

But, after Herod Antipas arrested John and imprisoned awaiting execution in Machaerus by beheading, he struggled. Therefore, he began to doubt and according to verse 18-19 he asked his disciples to go to Jesus and ask this question: “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?” vs. 20

This proves that any and every one can struggle with faith and belief. Yet, God responds to our doubts just as Jesus did for John the Baptist.

Notice what Jesus said to go relay to John. He said: “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard; the Blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel preached to them.” Vs 22

Why did Jesus respond in this way? The reasoning is simple. During that time there were four miracles that would substantiate and prove (without a doubt) the identity and authenticity of the one who would bring salvation to the world.

The Jews believed that these four physical conditions in mankind could only be corrected by God Himself. Therefore, Jesus revealed His divinity to John’s disciples that He had and would complete all four.

These four miracles would provide an ironclad proof that Jesus is the one and only Son of God and Savior of the world.

Transitional Sentence: What are those 4 miracles that the Jewish people knew would identify our Savior and Messiah?

I. Miracle #1- The Cleansing of the Leper

Luke 17:11-14- “While He was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; and they raised their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! When He saw them, He said to them, God and show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going, they were cleansed.”

Explanation:

It was believed in Jesus’ day that leprosy was inflicted by God Himself. They called leprosy, “The Finger of God.”

As the Jews read the Tanach (Old Testament) they read of three people inflicted by leprosy as a judgment from God. One was reluctant Moses in Exodus 4 when God had Moses tuck his hand in his cloak and it returned with leprosy and then by the same action; it was removed.

Leprosy was inflicted on Miriam as punishment from God for speaking against Moses and King Uzziah entered the Holy Place unlawfully and was inflicted with leprosy and died. (Numbers 12 & II Chronicles 26)

Without a miracle from God, leprosy was a death sentence that would be preceded with loneliness, rejection and loss.

If you had leprosy all you had would be burned which often included your home and anything else, you touched.

Lepers not only had an incurable disease but an impossible thing to live long with. God gave strict instructions to follow if it was believed that they had somehow been healed which included a visit to the Priest to declare that they were clean (Leviticus 13-14) and they were to bring an offering to the Lord called “a guilt offering” to seek forgiveness for whatever they had done to open the door to this judgment for sin.