Matt. 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Matt. 1:18   Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Whose birth was as follows?

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ . . .” (Matt 1:18).

When is His mother Mary found to be with child by the Holy Spirit?

“ . . . when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph . . . “ (Matt 1:18).

What happens before they “came together”?

“. . . she was found to be with child . . .” (Matt 1:18).

By Whom is she with child?

“. . . by the Holy Spirit” (Matt 1:18).

 

Yahweh,

Covenant God of Israel, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Your glory and power are revealed as You fulfill the Word which You foretold through Your servants the prophets. You alone are the One True, Incomparable God. Over seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus, You Yourself gave a sign to the house of David. “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

Glory and thanks to You through Jesus for remembering Your Word to the house of David, confirmed through conception of the virgin Mary, who gave birth to a Son, Immanuel. God with us. God in our midst. God with us. Glory and thanks to You for Immanuel. God with us. And now, God in us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.