Birth of Jesus

[Raspberry Steel]

Hello, I'm new here as of 12.27.23
My question or thoughts are directed at the timing of Marys impregnation. Why did God choose to have Jesus concieved before Mary and Joseph were married? I'm wondering if there are more implications beyond the obvious, getting to Mary before Joseph?

 

[Who Me]

Welcome to the forum.

To me the obvious answer is so that people would not assume Joseph was his father.

 

[Josef]

Hello, I'm new here as of 12.27.23
My question or thoughts are directed at the timing of Marys impregnation. Why did God choose to have Jesus concieved before Mary and Joseph were married? I'm wondering if there are more implications beyond the obvious, getting to Mary before Joseph?

Hey All,
Welcome to the forums Raspberry Steel.
I would think most people would assume Mary was impregnated by Joseph. They would not have been the first couple that could not "wait." Matthew tells us why in Matthew 1:22-23.

If you have any insight into other reasons, ask your question in the Question and Answer forum.
Start a discussion. Anyway, nice to meet you, Jump in and have some fun.

Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz

 

[for_his_glory]

Hi Raspberry Steel and welcome to CF

Simple answer is that prophecy given was that Jesus would be born of a virgin as His birth had to be pure and also from the lineage of David.

Matthew 1:22 was prophecy fulfilled that was prophesied in Isaiah 7:14. It would be better to discuss this in the Q&A forum as this forum is for welcoming new members.

 

[journeyman]

Hello, I'm new here as of 12.27.23
My question or thoughts are directed at the timing of Marys impregnation. Why did God choose to have Jesus concieved before Mary and Joseph were married? I'm wondering if there are more implications beyond the obvious, getting to Mary before Joseph?

Hello Raspberry Steel.
God chose Mary and Joself tio watch over His Son because of their sincere faith in Him, by their character.

We can be sure our Heavenly Father could find no two people who planned to marry more humble because of their faith in Him than those two.

Only one needed to be of Davids lineage, but one of Josephs' ancestors along with any of his offspring was forbidden by God from ever ruling Israel.

So short answer...Their hearts were blameless before God. As humble as they were, I don't think they had a clue that Jesus would ever be hanged on a Roman cross.

Marys' heart had to be torn out when our Lord told John to take care of her.

 

[journeyman]

Btw, how did you come up with that screen name?

 

[for_his_glory]

Luke 1:26-38 Gabriel announces to Mary that of Christ's birth through her as she found favor in God. This all came about before her and Joseph were married so Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus.

Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

Notice in this verse that only Mary is mentioned as normally people would say the son of Joseph and Mary. Jesus had four half brothers, James, Joses, Juda and Simon and some sisters, but it's not known how many sisters he had or what their names were. The reason they were all half brothers an sisters is because Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus.

Mary's descent comes through David's son Nathan, Luke 3:31. To fulfill God's promise to establish David's throne forever, God honored Nathan by making him the ancestor of the promised King (Messiah) who would sit on David's throne throughout eternity, Luke 1:31-33. Mary having no brothers to inherit the throne the inheritance would come to her first son being Jesus.

This is why God found favor only in Mary as still being a virgin before she married. Joseph descent from David was broken in being heir to the throne of David as one of his ancestors named Jeconiah (Coniah) was so evil God cursed him and his descendants from ever sitting on the throne of David, Matthew 1:11, 12; Jeremiah 22:24-30; 1 Chronicles 3:17. This doesn't mean that Joseph was evil, but means none of his children could ever sit on the throne of David.