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Oct 4, 2023 · Jewish custom allowed that they be considered as husband and wife, though the marriage had not yet been consummated. The point is being made that Joseph and Mary had experienced no sexual contact with each other, as verse 18 “before they came together” points out.
When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife. Literal Standard Version And Joseph, having risen from sleep, did as the messenger of the LORD directed him, and received his wife,
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The atmosphere of our church service was pregnant with expectation: four candles of the Advent wreath and the colored lights from the tree and wreaths lit the darkened room. My wife and I were among the tens of millions gathered on Christmas Eve to rehearse the Nativity story again. As one of the readers read aloud Luke 2:5, I was struck by the New...
The translation suggested to me that an unmarried Jewish couple was traveling a long distance unaccompanied by other family members. And the womanstill only pledged in marriagewas in an advanced state of pregnancy. If such a situation is still scandalous in the Middle East, how much more in first-century Judea!1
Matthews Gospel seems to be clearer. In the genealogy, Joseph is called the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus (Matthew 1:16). Describing the background of their relationship, Matthew 1:18 reads, His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph. Here Matthew uses the same Greek verb as Luke. However, after Joseph decides to divorce Mary be...
The Hebrew verb aras, translated mnēsteuō in Greek, refers to Jewish marriage practice in which the groom contractually pays a bride-price (mohar) to the brides father (Genesis 34:12). According to Old Testament scholar Douglas Stuart, This was the final step in the courtship process, virtually equivalent in legal status to the wedding ceremony.2 A...
Returning to Joseph, he would have paid the bride price to Marys father at their engagement (Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:27). Despite his misgivings, Joseph then obeyed the angels command to marry Mary (Matthew 1:20). The time of formal engagement, whether a full year or not, had passed between them. So Joseph and Mary had begun to live together except fo...
Dec 21, 2022 · Matthew 1:24–25 says, “When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife but had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.”
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Sep 20, 2013 · First, Joseph had already taken his espoused “wife” into his home and was caring for her. Second, Scripture reveals him to be her legal husband and to have travelled with Mary to be enrolled with her as a lawfully wedded couple and family.
May 9, 2019 · Mary and Joseph were tested by a miracle. An angel saved them. Although the couple was engaged to be married, the conception of Jesus nearly drove them apart—until the divine intervened.
