Sunday, June 28, 2009

Genealogy Misconception Part II

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Let look at it more closely, sabbatarian.com explains the virgin birth concept as:

Matthew 1:16-25 16
Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Miryam, from whom (Joseph & Miryam) was born (Strong's #G1080, Gennao, procreated or begotten as a property of the father or sire, Joseph, as stated) Yeshua, who is called Messiah. 17 So all the (Male) generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations (of males). 18 Now the birth of Messiah Yeshua was like this; because when his mother, Miriam, had been espoused (G3423, "mnesteno", promised wife) to Joseph, before they came together (Strong's #4905, Sunerchomai, Live together on a daily basis or cohabitate), she was found pregnant by the [mental or Spiritual influence of the] Holy Spirit [that resided within her mind].

Note: Pregnant by the Holy Spirit does not mean that the Holy Spirit made her pregnant. It means "The Holy Spirit" influenced her (Miryam) to get pregnant by Joseph prior to their permanent cohabitation. Thus she allowed herself to get pregnant (by consummating her marriage to Joseph before the scheduled date of their permanent cohabitation) because of the Holy and Righteous nature [Spiritual influence] of the situation. She was not only filled mentally and emotionally by YHVH's Holy Spirit of Love for The Eternal Himself, but also, for her husband Joseph (see verse 20 below), and , also, her yet to be conceived son, Yeshua (The Promised Messiah and rightful heir to the throne of David).

1Corinthians 7:9,36
9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth NOT: let them marry.

Traditional Christianity would have us to believe that all instances of premarital sex is a sin, but Yah's inspired word clearly reveals that a man and his soon-to-be virgin bride have not sinned. Joseph and Mary probably did had pre-marital sex before the full consummation of a Hebrew wedding; it however, was a pre-marital sex in which the marital process has already begun, which probably was not standard in those days. In my research, this statement above seems correct. Premarital sex, with the intent to marry a virgin is NOT a sin. Since this was the case with Joseph, being betroth to Mary, there was no sin on their part. It is also a possiblity that the Jewish oral law during that era felt differently and viewed premarital sex outside a signed ketubah was a sin. Perhaps this is why Joseph said the following:

Mat 1:19, "Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly."

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