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This Week's Reading: Matthew 1; Luke 1
Come Follow Me Insight #1
Jesus technically should have been the king of Israel. Because His earthly father Joseph was a direct descendant of King David . . . “Had Judah been a free and independent nation, ruled by her rightful sovereign, Joseph the carpenter would have been her crowned king; and his lawful successor to the throne would have been Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” (James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, 3rd ed. [1916], 82).
Come Follow Me Insight #2
How old was Mary when Jesus was born? According to Gerald Lund she was likely sixteen, and Joseph would probably have been just a few years older. Quite a young age for the responsibility of raising the Savior of the world! (Source)
Come Follow Me Insight #3
What did it mean that Mary was Joseph’s “espoused wife”? Unlike our engagements of today which can be (relatively) easily broken, an espousal was basically the formal beginning of a marriage. There was a written agreement that made the espousement legally binding. (Source)
My Favorite Scriptures for the Week
- Matthew 1: 3, 5, 6
- Matthew 1:21
- Luke 1:13
- Luke 1:34
- Luke 1:37
- Luke 1:38
- Luke 1:46
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