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NASB | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly. |
Bible Question:
Thanks for responding but I still have a question. Isaiah 7:14. As you know, this relates to King Ahaz regarding the fate of the two kings threatening Judah at that time and the fate of Judah itself. In the orginal hebrew, the verse says that a "young woman" will give brith, not a "virgin" which is an entirely different Hebrew word. It would seem that a case could be made that Mathew may have blundered the prophesy. Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem: In Matthew 21:1-7. In Mark, and Luke, Jesus is riding on a donkey. In Matthew, two animals are mentioned in three of the verses, so this cannot be explained away as a copying error. And Matthew has Jesus riding on both animals at the same time, for verse 7 literally says, "on them he sat.". Why does Matthew have Jesus riding on two donkeys at the same time? Because he could have misread Zechariah 9:9 which reads in part, "mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." It starts to get scary because the word translated "and" in this passage does not indicate another animal but is used in the sense of "even" for emphasis. It would not be a problem if Mark and Luke did not explicity use the singular donkey. Luke 19: 28-32. It starts to make a great case for the skeptic that Matthew was in error. I am in serious trouble trying to reconcile the problems with the virgin birth story. Any help will be greatly appreciated. by the grace of God Schimc |
Bible Answer: Hi, Schimc! I guess I'm a bit "source" rahter than "language" believer. Rather than attempt to decipher the orginal language vs. translations, I go to the source and the content: Matthew 1:18 Mary is engaged not yet married. Matthew 1:18 Mary is having a baby--the Holy Spirit's. Matthew 1:19 Joseph, a righteous man, plans to leave so that Mary's mysterious pregnancy (since he had not had sex with her) would bring shame on him, instead of death on Mary. Matthew 1:20 Yahweh's angel sets Joseph straight--Holy Spirit is responsible for Mary's pregnancy. Matthew 1:21 Joseph is given the Child's name and His purpose. Matthew 1:22-23 Prophecy is fulfilled! Matthew 1:24-25 Recap: Mary with Child without prior sexual relations (intercourse). My question to you: Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah: Joshua: Immanuel? If you do, do you think that the Holy Spirit would choose any vessel to bring God into the world? Logic: Mary's and Joseph's background (what little is known to us): Mathew 1:19; Luke 1:28, 30, 34, and 38. Do these passages do not suggest Mary's and Joseph's righteous stand with God? Do they not suggest that Mary was a virgin? But, is it that your problem is not really Mary's physiological state, but is it rather that you can not conceive, in your mind, a virgin birth? Guess what?, Mary was having such interrogative and the angel Gabriel revealed this to her: for nothing is impossible to God.' Luke 1:37. God Bless! |