Tag: Bible Study of Matthew
Matthew Bible Study: Joseph, husband of Mary, honorable and righteous
Although Joseph considered divorcing her quietly, it wasn't really an option because the husband had to give his wife a written divorce certificate annulling the betrothal in front of two or three witnesses. These two or three witnesses, it goes without saying, had to be honorable men in the society like a rabbi or a Jewish leader of repute.
Matthew Bible Study: Why this genealogy matters!
If God had cursed Jehoiakim, and told him that he will have nobody to sit on the throne of King David, why did Matthew include him in the genealogy of Jesus?