Mary, mother of Jesus

biblical person · 10 episodes

227They Killed Their King 13 Oct 2025 26:56¶ 66 “For some reason – probably because at this point they were unbelievers – Jesus does not consign Mary’s care to any of them but…” 26:17¶ 64 “When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved [John the son of Zebedee], he saith unto his mother,…” 26:35¶ 65 “Mary had other children and we hear about them, and yes, they were her children, not her nephews. There’s James, who will eventually become…”

213Birth of the Savior 24 Mar 2025 5:58¶ 16 “How this plays in is that at some point Joseph becomes aware that Mary’s pregnant. And at some point, doubtless, they have the conversation.…” 7:11¶ 24 “Yes. They both are students of scripture, but Mary we know and have seen is a very competent Bible scholar. They probably had figured…” 7:47¶ 25 “Mary is also the true seed of David, not through Solomon but through another of David’s sons, Nathan, and there might have been a…”

212The Best and Worst of Christmas Carols 10 Mar 2025 39:16¶ 129 “It takes us to Bethlehem and to the manger, to the Word made flesh, but it doesn’t romanticize it. As Simeon did, it looks…” 39:49¶ 130 “And when you’re told, “But it’s God’s will and he’s going to bring great things out of it,” it’s “Yes, and I try to…” 44:19¶ 151 “It’s very sentimental and it belies the reality that this is a young woman, maybe 16, giving birth to a child. She’s in a…”

211It's a Musical 24 Feb 2025 1:59¶ 7 “When we look at Mary and I say, “Wow, she was a Bible scholar,” I’m not downplaying inspiration. I’m simply acknowledging the kind of…” 2:28¶ 8 “So as we look at Mary and at her words, we see a young woman – 16, 17, 18? We don’t know exactly how…” 2:56¶ 9 “Not only is she a profound Bible student, far outdistancing most of the rabbis of her time, she’s also a poetess. This is poetry.…”

210Mary, Mother of the Messiah 10 Feb 2025 22:01¶ 69 “Most of us are familiar with the phrase “blessed art though among women.” Catholics perhaps make too much of it, and Protestants too little,…” 22:21¶ 70 “As she’s going to tell us in her song, it’s not because she’s sinless. She looks to God as her Savior. This is simply…” 22:45¶ 71 “This impresses me. Mary is not afraid when the angel shows up. She’s got to be the only one in scripture. Maybe I’m missing…”

134The Virgin Shall Conceive 5 Sep 2022 38:03¶ 128 “In other words, “I’m a virgin. I have not had sexual relations ever with anybody. How am I… Joseph? Are we supposed to get…” 40:20¶ 136 “The mother of my Lord” – there’s some profound things here. First of all, the baby in the womb is already alive and already…” 43:37¶ 145 “Now, we have to be very careful because that can be completely misunderstood and suggest that because Mary gave birth to the one who…”

126The Princess 11 Jul 2022 19:40¶ 52 “Now, it is sometimes a uniquely female role. The most important woman in history, aside perhaps from Eve, is Mary. When the angel came…” 20:06¶ 53 “No, what was it? “Mary, you get to have a baby,” something no man could ever do. It was in a sense passive, and…” 22:49¶ 61 “So we as males have to recognize that, and yet the woman was deceived and there are consequences historically for all of that, but…”

105The Witch of Endor 14 Feb 2022 36:21¶ 169 “Which is also interesting because the virgin Mary describes herself as the handmaid of the Lord. It’s like these people are basically saying, “Look,…” 36:58¶ 170 “I think you’ve made an interesting parallel that’s easy to miss, because if you talk about the occult and magic, unless you’re heavily into…” 37:21¶ 171 “Her conception of the baby Jesus was not magic. It’s not her manipulating God. She did not do something to acquire divine power or…”

99Hannah 3 Jan 2022 34:25¶ 143 “I also wanted to draw the parallel to the Magnificat in Luke, where Mary’s heart overflows with prophetic praise. There are so many parallels…” 35:47¶ 147 “She’s more barren than anyone. But then also they are both gifted with children. Now, Mary has the special privilege of having an angel…” 35:20¶ 145 “I skipped part of the beginning there, but it’s also beautiful in that if you’re right that this is the first usage of the…”

87A Mother in Israel (Part 3) - Song of Deborah 12 Oct 2021 40:24¶ 148 “As we saw last week, there’s only one other woman in all of scripture and all of history of whom God has ever said…” 40:51¶ 149 “Jael, for her active obedience, for actively siding against the enemy – think of Rahab – changing sides, committing treason, and in this case…” 41:29¶ 151 “I always thought she was a little too good for…” and all that, the gossip over the fences in Nazareth, and the sword that…”