Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 29th (Obadiah & Matthew 1:18-25)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Relationship Between Jesus and Joshua in the Old Testament
Joseph is addressed not just to someone who must passively assent to what is happening. He should take mary as his wife, and he should later name the child jesus. At this point, mary would probably have been a young teenager, and joseph just out of his teens. Both of them have independently received messages from god concerning the identity of the son that mary is bearing. It doesn't rest on mary's word alone or upon joseph's word alone. The child is to be given the name jesus because he will save his people from their sins.
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