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Profiles of Faith:Joseph and Mary:
A Faithful Couple
by Jerold Aust
God directed the archangel Gabriel
to deliver two messages to two married couples: Zacharias and Elizabeth and Mary
and Joseph. Elizabeth and Mary were cousins.
To Zacharias Gabriel said: "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard;
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John . . .
(He will) make ready a people prepared for the Lord" (Luke 1:13,17).
To Mary Gabriel relayed this message directly from God: "Rejoice, highly favored
one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women! . . . Behold, you
will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will
give Him the throne of His father David" (verses 28,31-32).
Much of the Bible is about Jesus Christ. Only a small portion of the New Testament
discusses His parents--Joseph, His stepfather, and Mary, His mother. Yet the New
Testament's details about their lives help enhance our understanding of these two
honored parents.
Joseph: Jesus' Stepfather
James Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible clarifies Joseph's lineage: "Every
Jew kept a record of his lineage, and was proud if he could claim royal or priestly
descent; Joseph was 'a son of David' (Matthew 1:20; Luke 2:4). His family belonged
to Bethlehem, David's city, but he had moved to Nazareth (1988, p. 529).
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