Joseph, Obedient Father

Fathers’ Day - Telling THE story

Matthew 1:1 NIV

This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Matthew 1:2 NIV

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

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Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,

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Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Matthew 1:5 NIV

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

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and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,

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Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

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Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

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Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

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Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

Matthew 1:11 NIV

and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

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After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

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Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,

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Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,

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Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,

Matthew 1:16 NIV

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.

“Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah”

And...

Luke 3:23 NIV

Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Joseph, obedient father

Matthew 1:18 NIV

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:19 NIV

Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 1:20 NIV

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:21 NIV

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:22 NIV

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Matthew 1:23 NIV

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

Matthew 1:24 NIV

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.

Matthew 1:25 NIV

But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Think about this...

Matthew 2:13 NIV

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

Matthew 2:14–15 NIV

So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Matthew 2:19–20 NIV

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

Matthew 2:21 NIV

So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.

Matthew 2:22–23 NIV

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

God chose the right man

Luke 2:41 NIV

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

Luke 2:42 NIV

When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

Luke 2:43 NIV

After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

Luke 2:44 NIV

Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

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When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

Luke 2:46 NIV

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Luke 2:47 NIV

Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

Luke 2:48 NIV

When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

Luke 2:49 NIV

“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”

Luke 2:50 NIV

But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Luke 2:51 NIV

Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

Luke 2:52 NIV

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

When God is at the helm, it is okay to be part of a bigger story

Micah 6:8 NIV

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Romans 12:3 NIV

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

At the table

Matthew 11:25 NIV

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Matthew 11:26 NIV

Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

Matthew 11:27 NIV

“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Matthew 11:28 NIV

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:29 NIV

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 11:30 NIV

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”