Matthew 1:22

Verse

Matthew 1:22

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

  • Prophecy
  • Fulfillment
  • Christ
  • God’s Plan
  • Birth
Bebe's interpretation
In a dream, an angel revealed to Joseph that his betrothed wife Mary was carrying a child by the Holy Spirit, and not by another man. Thus, Joseph's concerns about her infidelity are laid to rest, and he is no longer planning to discreetly divorce her. Additionally, the angel says the baby is a boy, a son, who will save his people from their sins. It is the first of several references to Jesus' role as the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament.
As Matthew explained, Joseph dreamed that he encountered an angel of the Lord. In spite of the fact that Mary and Joseph were ordinary people, they were not ordinary couples. They were chosen by God to raise His only begotten son at their simple home in Nazareth. Jesus was entrusted to them to bring Him to maturity and prepare Him for manhood and the tremendous task of redemption for which He was assigned. 
After Matthew presented a comprehensive genealogy and an unabridged, unflattering, and embarrassing account of Mary and Joseph's betrothal and Jesus's birth, he was finally prepared to reveal Jesus' role as Messiah. In a beautiful way, the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ ties into the many prophecies of the Old Testament.
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