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Introduction
We are going to spend of dew weeks on some basic Beliefs
We Believe the Virgin Birth actually happened
We Believe the Bible is true
We Believe The Bible is true
We Believe in the substitutionary atonement of Christ
We Believe in the substitutinary atonement of Christ
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ
We believe in the bodely reserection of Christ
This morning we are going to observe the virgin birth
The virgin Birth is an esential doctorine, because if Christ was conceived any other way he would have had a sin nature.
I.
The act of conception (v.
18)
This verse alone should be enough for us to understand that the Virgin Birth was true.
Merry Was espoused to Joseph
Merry Was espoused to Joseph
This is not the same as todays engagement
This is not the same as todays engagement
Think of it as engagement on steroids
Thnk of it as engagment on steroids
The word here is betrothing
the NKJV and the ESV are the onle two newer versions that translate it proporly, every other version translates it engaged.
So What does it mean to be Betrothed or engaged in these times?
The word here is betroth
So What does it mean to be Betrothed or engaged in theese times?
During the engagement period, which took place before betrothel the young woman could break the agreement if she was unwilling to marry the man.
Conversely, the man could break off the engagement if the woman had not kept her virginity.
However, once they entered betrothal (which lasted one year), it was absolutely binding.
During that year, although they didn’t live together or sleep together, the couple was actually known as “husband and wife.”
This explains why Joseph in our text is called Mary’s “husband” in verse 19
-It was a legal binding contract for marriage
-It was a leagle binding contract for mariage
It was a legal binding contract for marriage
-During this time the man would be preparing his house at which time it was ready he would without warning retrieve his Bride for the marriage.
During this time the man would be preparing his house at which time it was ready he would without warning retrieve his Bride for the marriage.
-This is why we have the Picture of Christ as the bridegroom returning without warning and we need to be ready
This is why we have the Picture of Christ as the bridegroom returning without warning and we need to be ready
-During this time the man would be preparing his house at which time it was ready he would without warning retreive his Bride for the marriage.
at this time Merry would have been 13-14 and Joseph’s age is not known for sure but sources range form 30 all the way to age 90
-This is why we have the Picture of Christ as the bridegroom returning without warning and we need to be ready
at this time Merry would have been 13-14 and Joseph’s age is not known for sure but sources range form 30 all the way to age 90
Before they had come together
at this time Merry would have been 13-14 and Joseph’s age is not known for sure but sources randge form 30 all the way to age 90
before they had consummated their marriage merry was found to be with Child
Before they had come together
-before they had consemated there marriage merry was found to be with Child
She was found with Child of the Holy Ghost
This does not mean she had intercourse with the holy Ghost.
-This does not mean she had intercouse with the holy Ghost.
Christ simply was placed in marry, any other way she could not have been a virgin and the Bible clearly teaches that she was.
-Christ simply was placed in marry, any other way she could not have been a virgin and the Bible clearly teaches that she was.
ii.
Joseph’s initial responce (v.
19)
Put yourself in Joseph’s shoes right now.
Mary was the woman whom he agreed to love, the woman who was to have his children and to nurture and teach them.
Mary was the woman who was going to manage his household.
And she was found out!
She was found to be with child, and thus (apparently) with the stain of sexual sin.
Shure, she had told him that what she had was of the holy spirit and she was a virgin, but would you honestly Believe that?
-Shure she had told him that what she had was of the holy spirit and she was a virgin, but would you honestly Believe that?
Joseph knew that this baby was not his, He had not touched Merry Therefore this could only mean that somebody else had.
Joseph knew that this baby was not his, He had not touched Merry Therefore this could only mean that somebody else had.
So, place yourself in his shoes how would you feel how would you react
Joseph knew that this baby was not his, He had not touched Merry Therfore this could only mean that somebody else had.
So place yourself in his shoes how would you feal how would you react
Remember the legal contract that betrothal was
She was for all legal purposes his wife and therefore she had, as it appears committed adultery
She was for all leagl puropeses his wife and therfore she had, as it apears committed adultery
Adultery in the Ot law
Adultery in the Ot law
liv 20:10
The cultural practice would have been to drag her to the town center have her publicly shamed then stoned until she was dead.
That was the law, and Joseph would have had no blood on his hands doing such.
That was the law, and Joseph would have had no blood on his hands doing such.
but notice what he decides
but notice what he decides
divorce her quietly
he decided to divorce her quietly
again, in the OT law he could write her a certificate of divorce allowing her to go to this other man so that no shame would come upon her or her family
He was a just man
-he decided to divorce her quietly
meaning a man characterized my a since of morality and justice.
-again in the OT law he could write her a cirtificate of divorce alowing her to go to this other man so that no shame would come upon her or her family
He didn’t want justice for himself, he cared for marry and her family and did not want any harm to come to them
He was a just man
-meaning a man charcterized my a since of morality and justice.
-He didn’t want justice for himself, he cared for marry and her family and did not want any harm to come to them
III.
The angel to Joseph (20-23)
So while Joseph is thinking over all this an angel appears to Him
III.
The angel to Joseph (20-23)
Matt
One of the angels came to Joseph in a dream to inform him of Jesus’ conception
The angel tells Joseph to take marry as his wife because Jesus truly is conceived within her virginity
The angel tells Joseph to take marry as his wife because Jesus truly is conceived within her virginity
about Jesus
about Jesus
He tells Joseph that merry shall name him Jesus and that he will be the messiah
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