Ezekiel 1:10: And the likeness of their faces: the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side to the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side to the four of them; and the face of an eagle to the four of them.
Matthew: emphasis Jesus as King of the Jews (LION)
Mark: emphasis Jesus as the lowly Servant (OX)-Beast of burden
Luke: emphasis Jesus as the Son of Man (MAN)
John: emphasis Jesus as the Son of God (EAGLE)-Majestic
Verses 1-8: Introduces the Messiah’s Herald:
- Verse 1: The Author of the Book
- Verses 2-3: The Prophets are the Witness:
Malachi 3:1: “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me…
Isaiah 40:3: A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- Verses 4-8: John the Man and Messenger
Romans 6:3: Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?
Luke 1:17: And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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