“…an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream….” Matthew 2:13 “…an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph….” Matthew 2:19 “Having been warned in a dream, he….” Matthew 2:22 I said in the previous devotion that if Mary was a remarkable woman, Joseph was a remarkable man. WeContinue reading “Joseph 2”
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Bones
“Joseph said to his brothers, “I am going to die, but God will certainly act for you and bring you up from this land to the one he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Then he made the Israelites swear, saying, “When God acts for you, you must carry my bones up forContinue reading “Bones”
Fitting Together
As [Joseph] considered this an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream Matthew 1:20a One of the amazing characteristics of the Bible is the way things fit together. Parts of it that are centuries apart in very different historical settings and very different types of literature fit together in amazing ways. SoContinue reading “Fitting Together”
Dreams
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. Matthew 1:24 NLT Have you ever noticed how many dreams appear in Matthew’s narrative of Jesus’ birth? Five, by my count: one, to the wise men warning them not to go back to Herod, and noContinue reading “Dreams”