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God Resolves Confusion

Matthew 1:20-21

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' (NIVUK)

Joseph had a huge dilemma. Mary, to whom he was legally betrothed, was pregnant before their marriage; and he knew it was not his child. An illegitimate birth would bring great shame on her family and Joseph's. Although Mary had told him that she was carrying God's child, he really could not believe it – and he was about to make a bad decision to move her and the baby out of his life (Matthew 1:19).