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Matthew 1:18-25
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18This is how the birth of
Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to
Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the
Holy Spirit.
19Because Joseph her husband
was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace,
he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered
this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of
David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is
conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21She will give birth to a
son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people
from their sins.”
22All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23“The virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God
with us”).
24When Joseph woke up, he did
what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
25But he did not consummate
their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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1)
According to
verse 18 what was the marital situation with Mary, the mother of Jesus the Messiah or the Christ ?
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Mary was pledged
to be married to Joseph.
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But
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She was found to
be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
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Before
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They came
together,.
2)
According to
verse 19 why did Joseph have in mind to divorce Mary quietly?
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It is because he
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Was faithful to
the law.
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And yet did not
want to expose her to public disgrace.
3)
Why did God the
Father entrust his own Son to Joseph’s care?
o
It is because
regardless of what had happened to him Joseph did not
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Vent his anger on
Mary.
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And expose her to
public disgrace.
4)
According to
verse 20 why did the angel tell Joseph not to be afraid to take Mary home as his
wife?
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It is because
what was conceived in her was from the Holy Spirit.
5)
According to
verse 21 what was the name the angel told Joseph to give to the son Mary would give
birth to and why?
o
Joseph was to give
him the name Jesus.
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Because
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He would save his
people from their sins.
6)
According to
verse 21 what is the meaning of the name ‘Jesus’?
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The name ‘Jesus’
means ‘save’ .
7)
According to verses
22 and 23 what is the ultimate reason for the virgin birth of Jesus?
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The virgin birth
of Jesus is to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet.
8)
According to
verse 23 what would people call Jesus?
o
They would call Jesus
‘Immanuel’.
9)
According to
verse 23 what does ‘Immanuel’ mean?
o
‘Immanuel’ means ‘God
with us‘.
10)
According to
verse 24 what did Joseph do when he woke up?
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He
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Did what the
angel of the Lord had commanded him.
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And took Mary
home as his wife.
11)
According to
verse 25 when did Joseph consummate his marriage
with Mary?
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He did not
consummate their marriage.
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Until
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Mary gave birth
to a son.
12)
According to
verse 25 what name did Joseph give his
son?
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He gave his son the
name Jesus.
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Matthew 1:18-25
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