Still Joseph could have made a public spectacle of Mary, disgrace her publicly in order to preserve his pride. People would think that Mary had been unfaithful to her spouse already.
He believed he was marrying a virgin, and now he discovers that she is pregnant. Joseph was probably very confused about the situation. When Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant, he decided that he should divorce her without any publicity. In their culture, when a man and woman were engaged it was very much as if they were married, only without sexual relations. Most believe that place was a stable, because the Bible says the baby Jesus was placed in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals, at His birth.Īt this time, Joseph and Mary were engaged to be married. Angel visits Joseph in a dream (Matthew 1:18-25) Mary and the angel ended their conversation with Mary humbling herself to the will of God. Gabriel assured Mary these things would surely take place because, “…nothing will be impossible with God”(1:37 ESV).
This must have been quite unnerving for Mary, a visit from a heavenly being telling her that she, a virgin, has been chosen to give birth to the Savior of the world. Luke 1:26-38 tells us the story of the angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary. The birth of the One who would give His life to pay for our sins. God’s providence had arranged everything to culminate in the birth of the Savior in that stable on that night. He had promised humanity a Savior in Genesis (3:15) and then set about to prepare humanity for the Savior’s arrival. Jesus’ birth took place at the time in history God chose. The Bible tells us that Jesus was born in the “fullness of time”(Galatians 4:4-5). 6 or 5 BCīriefly, historians say the birth of Jesus occurred around 6 or 5 BC. He had already existed from eternity past. Clearly, Jesus did not begin His existence when He appeared as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem. In one of Jesus’ prayers, He prays, “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed” (John 17:5 ESV).
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1-3, 14 ESV, cf. First, we must remember that Jesus existed prior to His incarnation, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The clear record of the Bible tells us that Jesus is God in human form. Jesus’ coming in flesh as a man is called the ‘incarnation’, a word that means ‘in the flesh’. It is the most important birth there ever was or ever will be. However, one birth stands far above the rest. The births of those who grew up to be preachers and missionaries have blessed those to whom they have ministered. Great humanitarians who, through their tireless efforts, have eased the pain of many and helped them live productive lives. There have been researchers who have discovered treatments and cures for diseases and ailments. Consider the births of the scientists who have given us things that make life easier. There have been many important births since the dawn of humanity.
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