Things in the Bible not really in the Bible...and a few surprises

Christmas Oops of the Day

Joseph was a decent man, so decided not to tell all their friends the wedding was off, but to save Mary the embarrassment and just divorce her secretly.  Besides, it would give Mary time to get out of town,  have her baby somewhere else, give it away, and return home still with her pride and resume her life as it had been, sans Joseph.

Matthew 1:19 and Deuteronomy 22:13-21

Christmas Fact of the Day 

No!  Joseph was not just saving Mary from being embarrassed .  He was saving her from being killed!

The Law of Moses, under which they lived, said that a woman who was not a virgin when married could be publicly exposed by her newly betrothed husband.  Then she was to be stoned to death at the door of her father and mother.

True, we today who believe the Bible believe she was still a virgin.  But her pregnancy was “proof” to the villagers and the world that she had committed adultery.  

Can you imagine the taunts that Joseph endured by marrying a woman already pregnant?  What a strong and brave man he was.  More tomorrow.

You’re smart.  Read the Bible for yourself.  Find out for yourself.

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