Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 1:18-25
by: Gabrielle Watt.
Matthew wrote a very quick, plain summation of the immaculate conception and birth of Jesus. He also confirmed the fulfillment of what was prophesied about this glorious event in Isaiah 7. This writing of Matthew seems to focus heavily on Joseph, the man to whom Mary was betrothed. Why focus on Joseph? Could it be Matthew just wanted to show Joseph’s perspective? Or maybe it shows how even from before He was born, there were doubts about Jesus? Perhaps Joseph’s disbelief was almost like a foreshadowing for how Jesus would be treated throughout His life and ministry?
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