It would be significant that Mary and Joseph get the child's name right, seeing that Yahweh sent a delegation from Heaven to reveal the name.

Luke 2:21 “He was named JESUS-the name given by the angel before He was conceived.”
(Holman Christian Standard Bible)

Our Savior's Hebrew name... the name the angel pressed upon Mary and Joseph, was the name Yahshua... or the English form of the Hebrew is actually Joshua. Most believers do not know this... nor do most believers have any clue as to what the significance of Yahshua is in meaning.

I will try to help... or I will try to allow scripture to help... if you are interested in knowing why Yahshua is the name above every name, and at the name Yahshua every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Yahshua Messiah is Lord.

Yahshua/Joshua is made up from two words: Yah... is for Yahweh, God's personal name.
The 'shua' ending is from the Hebrew word for 'saves' or 'salvation'. Therefore the name Yahshua/Joshua means... Yahweh Saves. (Incidentally... this is why the New Testament says that there is salvation in no other name.)

We will take the name Yahshua/Joshua, and find the first, middle, and last use of the word in the sacred text of the Old Testament... with the understanding that in each instance the use of the word will carry some important characteristic for our overall understanding. Joshua/Yahshua is recorded 107 times in the Old Testament, the first time being in the book of Exodus:

The first time we meet Yahshua/Joshua in the text he is presented as a mighty Warrior.

Exodus 17:9 Moses said to Joshua, "Select some men for us, and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God's staff in my hand."

This is the celebrated text where Moses extends the rod of God as Hur and Aaron assisted him in holding up the staff when Moses' strength began to falter... and all the while, Yahshua, is leading the battle in the valley.

Our Lord Yahshua is a... warrior... this is our introduction to the meaning of the name.

Next... we go to the median/middle use of the name to find the powerful insight that Yahshua is THE unique Mediator between Yahweh and humanity:

Joshua 10:12-14 Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still and the moon stopped... There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man, because the Lord fought for Israel.

We find this great reality fulfilled in Yahshua, it says in 1Timothy 2:5 that Yahshua is the ONLY mediator between Yahweh and humanity, and again in Hebrews 7:25 it is stated that

"He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them."

(Notice the link between Yahshua's purpose of intercession and the fact that he is "able to save" those who come to Yahweh through Him... remember, Yahshua means, 'Yahweh Saves'.)

Just as there was no intercessor like Yahshua/Joshua in the Old Testament, there is no intercessor like Yahshua... nor ever shall be.

Now... for our exciting last revealing of the meaning of THE name... we find in it's last use in Zechariah...

Joshua: Priest and King
Zechariah 6:11 “Take silver and gold, make crowns and place them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.”

This Old Testament Yahshua/Joshua, was a priest... who then was crowned as King... the joining of the two offices of priest and king... a first... matter of fact Yahweh had demanded the separation of the two offices before on threat of death!

And the purpose of the combining of the two offices? It was to build the temple of Yahweh. Yahshua is now building the true temple of Yahweh... a house not made with hands... of which you and I are a part of it's members...

We see the New Testament fulfilling of this aspect in Yahshua Messiah as in Hebrews 5:6 we see Yahshua presented as a superior priest to the fabled Melchizedek, and in Hebrews 7:1 Yahshua is presented as a King far superior to Melchizedek.

Yahshua... Warrior, Intercessor, Priest/King... it is all in THE name.

Yahshua... Yahweh Saves.

Yahshua... THE name above every name, there is salvation in no other name, at the name every knee shall bow... those who call on the name shall be saved...

How can one call on a name that one knows not?

Now at least you know something of THE name.

To God be the Glory.

xtnyoda, shalomed