- MIRACLES CAN ARRIVE IN SMALL PACKAGES
Matthew 1:20-24
20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of
David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her
was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him
Jesus, [a] for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All of this occurred to fulfil the Lord’s
message through his prophet: 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a
son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” 24 When Joseph woke up,
he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
Matthew 2 : 13 – 14
13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get
up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to
return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 That night Joseph left for
Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, 15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This
fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” [e]
Matthew 2 : 19 – 21
9 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 “Get up!”
the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who
were trying to kill the child are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel
with Jesus and his mother.
Matthew 2 : 22 – 23
22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid
to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. 23 So the
family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said:
“He will be called a Nazarene.” - JOSEPH’S GENEALOGY IS PROOF THAT GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISE
Joseph comes from the line of Abraham
Prophecy: Genesis 12:3 & Genesis 22:18
Fulfilment: Matthew 1:1 & Romans 9:5
Joseph descends from Isaac
Prophecy: Genesis 17:19 & 21:12 & 26:4
Fulfilment: Matthew 1:2 & Luke 3:34
Joseph would descent from Jacob
Prophecy: Genesis 28:14 & Numbers 24:17
Fulfilment: Matthew 1:2
Joseph would descend from Kind David
Prophecy: 2 Samuel 7 : 12-13 & Isaiah 9 : 7
Fulfilment: Luke 1 : 32-33 & Romans 1:3
Joseph would be preceded by Elijah
Prophecy: Malachi 4 : 5-6
Fulfilment: Matthew 11:13-14
Joseph would descend from Jesse
Prophesy: Isaiah 11:1
Fulfilment: Matthew 1 : 5
- KNOW THE WORD OF GOD
Matthew 1: 22 – 24
22 All of this occurred to fulfil the Lord’s message through his prophet: 23 “Look! The virgin will
conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means
‘God is with us.’” 24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and
took Mary as his wife. 25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born.
And Joseph named him Jesus.
Matthew 2 : 15
15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through
the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
Matthew 2 :23
23 So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had
said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Luke 2 : 39
39 When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned
home to Nazareth in Galilee. - COMPASSION
Luke 2 : 40
40 There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favour
was on him.