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Eleventh, it is necessary that our Savior be a man if he is to come as the Son of God.
As we noted in our first point above, Jesus` role as Son indicates both his eternal relationship
as pre-incarnate and eternal Son of the eternal Father, and as the incarnate One whose very life is
brought about miraculously as he is born of a virgin. In answer to Mary`s question, how she
could bear this son, being a virgin, the angel tells Mary, The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be
called the Son of God (Luke 1:35). So, the eternal Son of the Father takes on human flesh by
the power of the Most High, so the eternal Son now is born as the Son of God. It simply is
inconceivable that this Savior could be born a woman. His Sonship in eternity is matched by
Sonship in the incarnation, meaning that Jesus, our Savior, must be born as a son (i.e., male).

Twelfth and last, it is necessary that our Savior be a man if he is to come as the Son of
Man. Jesus` preferred self-designation, clearly, was Son of Man. This term occurs 84 times
in the Gospels, every one of which is from the lips of Jesus himself, and nowhere do we find
another naming him Son of Man. His identity was wrapped up, in many ways, with the
meaning of this term. And, without question, Jesus understood the background of this term in
Daniel 7:13-14, for he refers to this OT text as true of himself in Matthew 24:30; 25:31; and
26:64. The Son of Man who is presented before the Ancient of Days and is given dominion and
glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him (Dan 7:14); and
this is none other than Jesus himself. And Jesus, knowing this incredible truth, amazes us even
further when he uses Son of Man in other situations, as when he said, For even the Son of
Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).
Here, the royal and glorious Son of Man comes in humility and servitude, but he does so also
knowing the day will come when his dominion will be exercised over all the earth (Matt 26:64).
So, both as the Son of Man who serves and suffers and as the Son of Man who rules and reigns,
Jesus, the Son of Man, must have come to be our Savior as a man.
Conclusion

So, here they are, twelve reasons why our Savior could not have been a woman and must
have been a man:

1.
Jesus Christ`s pre-incarnate existence and identity is clearly revealed to be that of the eternal
Son of the Father.
2.
Jesus came as the Second Adam, the Man who stands as Head over his new and redeemed
race.
3.
The Abrahamic covenant requires that the Savior who would come, as the promised
descendant of Abraham, would be a man.
4.
The Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7) explicitly requires that the One who will reign forever on
the throne of David be a Son a David, and hence a man.
5.
The new covenant of Jeremiah 31:31-34 requires that the Savior who comes will actually
accomplish the forgiveness of sins it promises, and to do this, the Savior must be a man.
6.
The Savior who would come must come as prophet like unto Moses, as predicted by Moses
and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, and so he must be a man.
7.
Our new and permanent High Priest, whose office is secured as sins are atoned for and full
pardon is pleaded on our behalf before the Father, must be a man.