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ONLY ONE VIRGIN BIRTH
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
Matthew 1:18-25
Isaiah 7:1-14
“…she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.”
ONLY ONE VIRGIN BIRTH
Mary did not tell Joseph about her pregnancy. She probably thought it wiser to let God tell it to Joseph since only God could make such an unbelievable story believable.
The signs of pregnancy soon became evident to Joseph. Since he knew that the pregnancy was not due to him, he must have concluded that Mary had been unfaithful, and had committed adultery. This sin was punishable by death (Deut 22:23-24). Joseph being righteous would not marry an adulteress. But he loved Mary too much to see her punished. He had in mind to annul the relationship secretly. God intervened.
The Lord revealed the truth to Joseph in a dream. He told Joseph to take Mary as his wife. The baby in her womb was no ordinary child. Mary would give birth to a son — JESUS — “for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matt 1:21). Joseph was told that all this was done so that the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 might be fulfilled. Joseph, as a God-fearing Jew, did not question nor doubt the words of the angel. He did as the angel had told him to do. Joseph did not touch Mary until after she gave birth to Jesus (Matt 1:25). It was not only a virgin conception, but also a virgin birth.
Only the Lord Jesus Christ could be and was virgin born. Many commentaries and Study Bibles today attack Isaiah 7:14 by saying that it was not Christ alone who fulfilled this precious Messianic prophecy. They say there were two fulfilments, one in the time of Isaiah, and the other in the time of Christ. This double fulfilment view is a forked - tongue attack on Christ and His Word. The Lord Jesus alone fulfilled the prophecy of the virgin birth. Amen.
THOUGHT: Beware the forked-tongue of the snake!
PRAYER: Father, help me to discern truth from error.