KJV ORIGINAL
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Joseph woke up and did exactly what the angel told him to do, he went ahead and married Mary.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joseph trusted God's plan even when it didn't make sense to everyone else.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, Joseph, a righteous carpenter from the line of David, was betrothed to Mary but faced a crisis when he learned she was pregnant before they had lived together. An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, explaining that the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit and instructing him to proceed with the marriage despite societal norms. This event is part of Matthew's Gospel, which emphasizes Jesus' fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies as the Messiah.
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