![]() 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).
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