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ADVENT: THE FAITH OF JOSEPH THE CARPENTER
by Marion Clark
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:13-15, Matthew 2:19-23
Title: Advent: The Faith of Joseph the Carpenter
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Matthew 1:18-25; 2:13-15, 19-23
Introduction
Who do you want to have by your side when life gets difficult? You need shelter; you need protection; you need provision. Who do you want? I want a man like Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. He has all the traits for doing what is right and necessary, and for doing it the right way. We will take a look at those traits, as well as the faith that made him just the right earthly father for our Lord.
Text
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel"
(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
Several traits of Joseph are revealed in this passage.
First, he is just, or righteous. He is a man who consciously lives by the law, seeking to do what is right before the Lord. He is not a Pharisee-i.e. he does not belong to a religious sect nor holds a religious title. He is an ordinary carpenter, what we would refer to today as a contractor. It is his character that is identified as being righteous-doing what is just in his ...
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Matthew 1:18-25; 2:13-15, 19-23
Introduction
Who do you want to have by your side when life gets difficult? You need shelter; you need protection; you need provision. Who do you want? I want a man like Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. He has all the traits for doing what is right and necessary, and for doing it the right way. We will take a look at those traits, as well as the faith that made him just the right earthly father for our Lord.
Text
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel"
(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
Several traits of Joseph are revealed in this passage.
First, he is just, or righteous. He is a man who consciously lives by the law, seeking to do what is right before the Lord. He is not a Pharisee-i.e. he does not belong to a religious sect nor holds a religious title. He is an ordinary carpenter, what we would refer to today as a contractor. It is his character that is identified as being righteous-doing what is just in his ...
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