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Collections of or meditations on scriptures dealing with principles similar to those addressed in particular readings are hyperlinked after those readings. The collections/meditations after this week's gospel seem particularly suited to prayerful mediation by husbands and those about to become husbands.
Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
Excerpts collected in red at the end of this post tell us about something God does not want us to do.
Reading 1: Isaiah 7:10-14
The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God?
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
spoke = דָּבַר = dabar Blue Letter Bible to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing; to speak with one another, talk; answer; pronounce; teach; use (entreaties), utter; to lead, to guide; to direct a people; admonish; to speak kindly, console; to speak friendly, peaceably with anyone; to announce welfare; appoint; bid; commune; promise; tell; bring into order, subdue; speak with, by, or by means of a person; speak of, about
saying = אָמַר = 'āmar Blue Letter Bible certify; declare; command, promise, to intend; to avow, to avouch; bear forth, bring to light; to speak, utter; say in one's heart, think
Ask = שָׁאַל = šā'al Blue Letter Bible to ask; borrow; beg, be a beggar; to enquire, enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle), enquire carefully; interrogate; demand; wish, earnestly; pray; question
sign = אוֹת = 'ôṯ Blue Letter Bible sign, signal; a distinguishing mark; banner; remembrance; miraculous sign; omen; warning; portent; token; attestation; ensign, standard; miracle; proof, evidence; beacon; monument; changes of weather, heavens, times; signal; sign of something future; proof, argument; pledge, assurance; pledges or attestations of divine presence & interposition
deep = עָמַק = ʿāmaq Blue Letter Bible deep; profound; unsearchable; make deep, deepen
high = גָּבַהּ = gāḇah Blue Letter Bible to be high, be exalted; to soar, i.e. be lofty; great height; elevated; tall; haughty, arrogant
Ask—see above
tempt = נָסָה = nacah Blue Letter Bible try, put to trial, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test; put hard questions, examine
said—see “saying” above
Listen = שָׁמַע = šāmaʿ Blue Letter Bible listen to, obey; perceive by ear; to hear with attention or interest, listen to; give heed; consent, agree; yield to; obey, be obedient; hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.); hear and answer
weary = לָאָה = lā'â Blue Letter Bible to weary, make weary, exhaust; be impatient, be grieved, be offended; exhaust; fatigued; faint; disgusted; offended; parched
give = נָתַן = nāṯan Blue Letter Bible to give, bestow, grant; consecrate, devote, dedicate; entrust, give over, deliver up; yield, produce; be (healed); pour; print; teach; to apply the heart to; to constitute, to make a thing like or similar to; cause to receive
sign—see above
virgin = עַלְמָה = alma Blue Letter Bible virgin, young woman; of marriageable age; maid or newly married; damsel; youthful spouse recently married
bear = יָלַד = yālaḏ Blue Letter Bible to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail; create; simile of distress
son = בֵּן = bēn Blue Letter Bible son, grandson, child, member of a group; male child; young men; children (pl. - male and female); foster son; disciple; one related to a time, place, emotion, condition, status; term of kindliness or endearment; expression of intimate and gracious relation
name = שֵׁם = šēm Blue Letter Bible name; reputation, fame, glory; honor, authority, character; renown, report; memorial, monument
Emmanuel = עִמָּנוּאֵל = immānû'ēl Blue Letter Bible "God with us" or "with us is God"; God over all blessed forever
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected or considered at:
Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Fear does not equal Failure and Doubt does not equal Disqualification
Wisdom Principles--We Should Strive to Live in God’s Presence
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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
R. (7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
The LORD's are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD? or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
enter = בּוֹא = bô' Blue Letter Bible to go in, enter, come, go, come in; to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring upon; carry; fetch; follow; entering into specific relations; walk, associate with; attain to; cause to come in, gather; cause to come; brought in; eat; have intercourse with; come to pass, be fulfilled, accomplished; lead, bring in; gather (harvest)
earth = אֶרֶץ = 'ereṣ Blue Letter Bible land, earth; country, territory, district, region; ground, soil; field; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; element of the earth; earthy
fullness = מְלֹא = mᵊlō' Blue Letter Bible fullness, that which fills; mass, multitude, crowd; that which fills, entire contents; all that is
world = תֵּבֵל = tēḇēl Blue Letter Bible the whole earth; the globe; its inhabitants; fertile and inhabited globe
dwell = יָשַׁב = yāšaḇ Blue Letter Bible remain, sit, abide; to sit down; to settle; continue; habitation, haunt; remain; return; stay, tarry; to be seated; to dwell
founded = יָסַד = yāsaḏ Blue Letter Bible to found, fix, establish, lay foundation; begin; appoint; ordain; laid; pile up; support, rest upon
established = כּוּן = kûn Blue Letter Bible to be firm, be stable, be established; to be fixed, be securely determined; to prepare, be ready; to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up; make provision; to direct; be right, fit, sincere, firm, constant; sure, constant; established, confirmed; enduring; direct one’s face toward; arrange, order
go up = עָלָה = ʿālâ Blue Letter Bible to go up, ascend, climb; to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away; to be carried away, be led up; lift (self) up; perfect; recover; restore; from low place to high; go up after; bring up persons; cause to ascend; go from a lower region to a higher; to increase, to become strong; to be elevated
mountain = הַר = har Blue Letter Bible hill, mountain, hill country, mount; range of hills; high elevation
stand = קוּם = qûm Blue Letter Bible to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up; after lying down (sleep, sickness, mourning, etc.), after falling, after being smitten, wounded, etc., from sitting, reclining, especially at meals; be clearer; get up; pitch; rouse up; stir up; go forth; flourish; persevere; arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed; bring on the scene
holy = קֹדֶשׁ = qōḏeš Blue Letter Bible apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness; hallowed; consecrated; sanctuary
place = מָקוֹם = māqôm Blue Letter Bible standing place; station, post, office; city, land, region; locality, spot; space, room; region, quarter; condition; habitation
hands = כַּף = kap̄ Blue Letter Bible palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand; power; hand spread out in prayer, as sign of longing to receive; hollow, bending or bent object; pan, vessel
sinless = נָקִי = naqiy Blue Letter Bible clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent; free or exempt from obligations
heart = לֵבָב = lebab Blue Letter Bible inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding; mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory; inclination, resolution, determination (of will); seat of appetites; seat of emotions and passions; mode of thinking and acting; will and purpose; intellect
pure = בַּר = bar Blue Letter Bible pure, clear, sincere, clean, empty
desires = נָשָׂא = nāśā' Blue Letter Bible to lift, bear up, carry, take; to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure; bear continuously; take, receive, take hold of; accept
vain = שָׁוְא = šāv' Blue Letter Bible emptiness, vanity, falsehood; nothingness; uselessness; wickedness
receive—see “desires” above
blessing = בְּרָכָה = bᵊrāḵâ Blue Letter Bible a gift, present; benediction
seeks= דָּרַשׁ = darash Blue Letter Bible to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require; to seek deity in prayer and worship; to practice, study, follow, seek with application; to follow (for pursuit or search); diligently inquire, make inquisition; investigate, enquire; to learn, to study: frequent; apply oneself; to take care for; ask for; demand; require; purse or search; rub; beat; tread, trample; thresh; frequent; give access to, allow oneself to be approached; let oneself be inquired of
face = פָּנִים = paniym Blue Letter Bible person; countenance; before and behind, toward, in front of; in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of; turned toward; turn one’s face toward; on account of; acts done with a solemn sense of presence; to stand before, i.e. wait upon, be in attendance on; to bow down before; in front of
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles--We Should Strive to Live in God’s Presence
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Reading 2: Romans 1:1-7
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
slave = δοῦλος = doulos Blue Letter Bible a slave, originally the lowest term in the scale of servitude, came also to mean one who gives himself up to the will of another; a slave, bondman, man of servile condition; devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests; a servant, attendant; serving, subject to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bondman or slave
called = κλητός = klētos Blue Letter Bible called; invited; appointed; called to (the discharge of) some office; divinely selected and appointed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon invited; called out, chosen; summoned to court
apostle = ἀπόστολος = apostolos Blue Letter Bible one sent forth; messenger; a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders; an ambassador; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon messenger, ambassador, envoy
set apart = ἀφορίζω = aphorizō Blue Letter Bible to mark off from others by boundaries, to limit, to separate; limit, exclude, appoint, etc.:—divide, separate, sever; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mark off by boundaries; determine, define; separate, distinguish
gospel = εὐαγγέλιον = euangelion Blue Letter Bible good tidings; originally denoted a reward for good tidings; later, the idea of reward dropped, and the word stood for "the good news" itself; a good message; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon good tidings, good news; reward of good tidings given to the messenger
power = δύναμις = dynamis Blue Letter Bible ability; force, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth; moral power and excellence of soul; might; power for performing miracles; R. Trench, New Testament Synonyms outcomings of that mighty power of God; powers being by Him lent to those who were his witnesses and ambassadors; pointing ... to new and higher forces ... which have entered and are working in this lower world of ours; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon might; strength, power, ability to do anything; influence, authority; faculty, capacity
spirit = πνεῦμα = pneuma Blue Letter Bible (1) Breath, wind; the vital principal by which the body is animated; a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting (2) the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son; never referred to as a depersonalised force; God's power and agency; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blast, wind; breeze or influence; breathed air, breath; breath of life; divine inspiration
holiness = ἁγιωσύνη = hagiōsynē Blue Letter Bible the means God uses to develop likeness to Christ in His children; majesty; moral purity; sacredness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon sanctity
resurrection = ἀνάστασις = anastasis Blue Letter Bible a raising up, rising (e.g. from a seat); a rising from the dead; standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon making to stand or rise up; raising up the dead; making to rise and leave their place; setting up, erection; standing or rising up; rising from the dead
through = διά = dia Blue Letter Bible on account of this, for this cause; because of; by, by means of, by which means; to consider deeply; the ground or reason by which something is or is not done; on account of; the channel of an act; by occasion of, by reason of; instrument, or of the efficient cause; due to; instrument used to accomplish a thing, or of the instrumental cause in the stricter sense; the formal cause; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon through; the Instrument or Means; thanks to, by aid of; by reason of, on account of
received = λαμβάνω = lambanō. Blue Letter Bible to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it; to take up a thing to be carried; to take upon one's self; to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self; catch at, reach after, strive to obtain; to receive a person, give him access to one's self; have, hold, obtain, receive; to take with one for future use; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Take hold of, grasp, seize; take by violence, carry off as prize or booty; possess; catch, find out, detect; apprehend by the senses; apprehend with the mind, understand; determine, estimate; take in hand, undertake; have given one, get, receive; receive hospitably; receive as produce, profit; take hold of, lay hold on; seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of
grace = χάρις = charis Blue Letter Bible beneficial, beneficent; that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness; good will, loving-kindness, favour; liberality; kindness which bestows upon one what he has not deserved; favors even upon the ill-deserving; merciful kindness; aid or succor; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon kindness, goodwill, for or towards one; partiality, favour; boon; Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament that property in a thing which causes it to give joy; the favour and grace and goodness of man to man, to setting forth the favour, grace and goodness of God to man, and thus, of necessity, of the worthy to the unworthy, of the holy to the sinful; it is conferred freely, with no expectation of return, and finding its only motive in the bounty and free-heartedness of the giver
apostleship = ἀποστολή = apostolē Blue Letter Bible sending; mission; sending away; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon sending off or away; dispatching; sending forth on their journey; shooting, discharge; expedition
bring about = εἰς = eis Blue Letter Bible unto the end; continual; into, unto, to, towards, for, among; directed toward, or looks to; in reference to something; with respect to, in reference to; as regards; the end which a thing is adapted to attain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon towards, in regard to
obedience = ὑπακοή = hypakoē Blue Letter Bible obedience, compliance, submission; attentive hearkening; conformity to commands, absolutely
faith = πίστις = pistis Blue Letter Bible firm persuasion, a conviction; trust; an assurance; trust and holy fervor; a strong and welcome conviction; belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence); the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things; a power that seizes upon the soul; fidelity, faithfulness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Trust; persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance; credit
for the sake of = ὑπέρ = hyper Blue Letter Bible for one's safety, for one's advantage or benefit (one who does a thing for another, is conceived of as standing or bending 'over' the one whom he would shield or defend); to be for one i. e. to be on one's side, to favor and further one's cause; in behalf of, for the sake of; on account of, for the sake of, any person; to do or suffer anything; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in defence of, on behalf of; in your interests; for, instead of, in the name of; as representative of another; for, because of, by reason of; for the credit of your account; concerning
name = ὄνομα = onoma Blue Letter Bible all that a "name" implies, of authority, character, rank, majesty, power, excellence, etc.; of everything that the "name" covers; the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.
gentiles = ἔθνος = ethnos Blue Letter Bible heathen; a multitude or company; a multitude of people of the same nature or genus, a nation, people; nation; the human family; the rest of mankind; Greek Christians; gentile Christians; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon number of people living together; company, body of men, band of comrades; host of men; particular tribes; nation, people; foreign, barbarous nations; non-Athenians; Gentile Christians; class of men, caste, tribe; trade-associations or guilds; class in respect to rank or station; swarms, flocks, etc. of animals
called—see above
beloved = ἀγαπητός = agapētos Blue Letter Bible beloved, very dear; esteemed, dear, favourite; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon desirable; beloved, gladly, contentedly
called—see above
holy = ἅγιος = hagios Blue Letter Bible fundamentally signifies "separated" (among the Greeks, dedicated to the gods), and hence, in Scripture in its moral and spiritual significance, separated from sin and therefore consecrated to God, sacred; most holy thing, a saint; sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated); reverend, worthy of veneration; things which on account of some connection with God possess a certain distinction and claim to reverence; set apart for God, to be, as it were, exclusively his; prepared for God; pure, sinless, upright, holy; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon devoted to the gods; sacred, holy; pure; R. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament Its fundamental idea is separation, and, so to speak, consecration and devotion to the service of Deity
Grace—see above
peace = εἰρήνη = eirēnē Blue Letter Bible harmonious relationships between men; friendliness; the sense of rest and contentment; The corresponding Heb. word shalom primarily signifies "wholeness"; quietness; harmony, concord; security, safety, prosperity, felicity; quietness, rest; way leading to peace, a course of life promoting harmony; a formula of wishing well, blessing, addressed by the Hebrews to departing friends; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon profound peace
from = ἀπό = apo Blue Letter Bible origin of a cause; because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with; the material from which a thing is made; that from or by which a thing is known; the material cause or of that which supplies the material for the maintenance of the action; the cause on account of which anything is or is done; the moving or impelling cause; the efficient cause; the force of which anything proceeds; persons from whose will, power, authority, command, favor, order, influence, direction, anything is to be sought; the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken; the party or society from which one has proceeded; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon origin, cause; of that from which one is born; denotes remote, and immediate, descent; the material from or of which a thing is made; the instrument from or by which a thing is done; the person from whom an act comes, i.e. by whom it is done; the source from which life, power, etc., are sustained; the cause, means, or occasion from, by, or because of which a thing is done; in consequence of
father = πατήρ = patēr Blue Letter Bible from a root signifying a nourisher, protector, upholder; the originator and transmitter of anything; one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way; creator, preserver, guardian and protector; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon respectful mode of addressing persons older than oneself; father, author
Lord = κύριος = kyrios Blue Letter Bible Lord, master, owner, Sir; one who has the disposal of anything; one to whom service is due on any ground; one who exercises power;he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; the sovereign, prince, chief; a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence; supreme in authority; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon supreme power, authority; one invested with authority
Jesus = Ἰησοῦς = iēsous Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Joshua
AND
(from Hebrew) = יְהוֹשׁוּעַ = yᵊhôšûaʿ Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; whose help or salvation is Jehovah; also rendered Joshua
Christ = Χριστός = Christos Blue Letter Bible Anointed; the Messiah, the Son of God; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon anointed; to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles: God’s Ways Give Security
Alleluia: Matthew 1:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us."
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
birth = γένεσις = genesis Blue Letter Bible origin; lineage; birth; source; nativity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon origin, source; manner of birth; race, descent; nativity, geniture; lot, fortune; production, generation, coming into being; origination, making; becoming; concrete, creation; generation, age, according to the circumstances of his ;Math., generation of a figure
mother = μήτηρ = mētēr Blue Letter Bible a mother; metaph. the source of something, the motherland; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mother; dam; origin or source
Mary = Μαρία = maria Blue Letter Bible their rebellion; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon a stone that takes fire when water is poured on it
AND
(from Hebrew) = מִרְיָם = miryām Blue Letter Bible rebellion
betrothed = μνηστεύω = mnēsteuō Blue Letter Bible to be promised in marriage, to be betrothed; to woo her and ask her in marriage; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon court, seek in marriage, woo and win, court for oneself, espouse; sue, canvass for a thing; promise in marriage, betroth
lived together = συνέρχομαι = synerchomai Blue Letter Bible assembling together; to come or go with; of conjugal cohabitation; to convene; with one, unto one, come with one, to accompany one, company with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come together, assemble, meet; be united or banded together; come together, after quarrelling; sexual intercourse; to be joined in one
Joseph = Ἰωσήφ = iōsēph Blue Letter Bible let him add
AND
(From Hebrew) = יוֹסֵף = yôsēp̄ Blue Letter Bible Jehovah has added
husband = ἀνήρ = anēr Blue Letter Bible a man, an adult male; to distinguish an adult man from a boy; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon man, male; the opposite of God; opposite of youth; a man in the prime of life; husband
righteous = δίκαιος = dikaios Blue Letter Bible fulfillment of duties towards gods and men, and of things that were in accordance with right; justly, righteously, in accordance with what is right; without prejudice or partiality; observing divine laws; upright, righteous, virtuous; keeping the commands of God; innocent, faultless, guiltless; one whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God; approved of or acceptable of God; rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense; piety and probity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon observant of custom or rule; esp. of social rule; well-ordered, civilized; observant of duty to gods and men, righteous; equal, even, well-balanced evengoing; legally exact, precise; lawful, just; meet and right, fitting; real, genuine
expose to shame = δειγματίζω = deigmatizō Blue Letter Bible to make a show of; to expose; to make a public example; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make a show of; furnish a sample; make trial of
planned = βούλομαι =boulomai Blue Letter Bible, to wish, to will deliberately, the deliberate exercise of the will, acting through the deliberate will, the deliberate exercise of volition; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon will, wish, willing; implying choice or preference; purpose; prefer
divorce = ἀπολύω = apolyō Blue Letter Bible to lose from, dismiss; to set free, release, loose; put away; to bid depart; to dismiss from the house, to repudiate; sever by loosening; undo; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon set free, release, relieve from; let go, let alone, leave one; discharge, disband; do away with, remove; do away with, refute calumnies against one; to be separated or detached
quietly = λάθρᾳ = lathra Blue Letter Bible secretly, covertly; unnoticed, unknown; hidden; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon secretly, by stealth; treacherously; imperceptibly; unknown to one
intention = ἐνθυμέομαι = enthymeomai Blue Letter Bible to reflect on, ponder, to consider deeply, to bring to mind, revolve in mind, ponder, to think, to deliberate, to weigh in the mind, consider; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon think much or deeply of, form a plan, take care, see to it
behold = ἰδού = idou = ē-dü' Blue Letter Bible to see; calling attention to what may be seen or heard; bidding the reader or hearer to attend to what is said; observe or consider; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon lo, behold, see here; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon(alternate definition) to see, perceive, behold; to look at; to see mentally
angel = ἄγγελος = angelos Blue Letter Bible a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God; one of that host of heavenly spirits that, according alike to Jewish and Christian opinion, wait upon the monarch of the universe, and are sent by him to earth, now to execute his purposes; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon messenger, envoy; one that announces or tells; semi-divine being
Lord = κύριος = kyrios Blue Letter Bible Lord, master, owner, Sir; one who has the disposal of anything; one to whom service is due on any ground; one who exercises power;he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; the sovereign, prince, chief; a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence; supreme in authority; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon supreme power, authority; one invested with authority
appeared = φαίνω = phainō Blue Letter Bible to be brought forth into light, to become evident, to appear; be manifest; give light; to bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light; be bright or resplendent; of growing vegetation, to come to light;exposed to view; to meet the eyes, strike the sight, become clear or manifest; to appear to the mind, seem to one's judgment or opinion; lighten; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring to light, cause to appear; exhibit; uncover, make known, reveal, disclose; show forth; to make or ring clear; set forth, expound; give light; come into being; manifest
dream = ὄναρ = onar Blue Letter Bible a vision in sleep; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon dream, vision in sleep, opp. a waking vision; anything fleeting or unreal
saying = λέγω = legō Blue Letter Bible to say, to ask; commanding, or bidding; to call, to call by name; pronouncing, telling or relating; to gather, reckon, account; to tell; affirm over, maintain; to exhort, advise, to command, direct; to call by name, to call, name; to "lay" forth; to asseverate, affirm, aver, maintain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to say, speak; declare; to tell one to do; to speak to the point or purpose; to speak (emphatically)
afraid = φοβέω = phobeō Blue Letter Bible awe; to show reverential fear; to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience; to be in awe of, i.e. revere; be (+ sore) afraid; put to flight by terrifying (to scare away); struck with fear; to be seized with alarm; startled by strange sights or occurrences; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon stand in awe of, dread; terrify, alarm; seized with fear, be affrighted; terror; alarm; fear to do, be afraid of doing
take = παραλαμβάνω = paralambanō Blue Letter Bible to take to, to take with one's self, to join to one's self; to accept or acknowledge one to be such as he professes to be; to receive something transmitted; to receive with the mind; associate with oneself in any familiar or intimate act or relation; take (unto, with); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon receive from another; take upon oneself, undertake; admit, employ; receive by lesson, hearing or report, ascertain; take to oneself, associate with oneself; get control of
wife = γυνή = gynē Blue Letter Bible a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow; betrothed woman; in the vocative case, used in addressing a "woman," it is a term not of reproof or severity, but of endearment or respect; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon woman, opp. man; housekeeper; a term of respect or affection; mistress, lady; wife, spouse; mortal woman, opp. goddess
conceived = γεννάω = gennaō Blue Letter Bible beget, begotten; brought forth; metaph.to engender, cause to arise, excite; procreate; regenerate; bring forth; spring; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon beget; bring forth, bear; produce from oneself, create; produce, grow, get; metaph., engender, produce; call it into existence; of numbers, produce a total
bear = τίκτω = tiktō Blue Letter Bible to beget, bring forth; bear; to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively; born, be delivered; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring into the world, engender; of the father, beget; of the mother, bring forth; of female animals, bear young, breed; of the earth, bear, produce; metaph., generate, engender, produce
son = υἱός = yhios Blue Letter Bible primarily signifies the relation of offspring to parent; male offspring; a descendant, one of the posterity of any one; one who depends on another or is his follower, equivalent to pupils; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon child; term of affection; inheritors of the nature of
name = καλέω = kaleō. Blue Letter Bible call, bid, invite; summon; to call aloud, utter in a loud voice; to call i.e. to name, by name; to salute one by name; to call out, call forth from; to cause to pass from one state into another; to be called i. e. to bear a name or title; to be acknowledged, pass as; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon call, summon; invoke; call by name, name; to be called
Jesus = Ἰησοῦς = iēsous Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Joshua
AND
(from Hebrew) = יְהוֹשׁוּעַ = yᵊhôšûaʿ Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; whose help or salvation is Jehovah; also rendered Joshua
save = σῴζω = sōzō Blue Letter Bible To heal, make whole; to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue; preserve; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to save, keep; to save from death, keep alive, preserve; to keep safe; to keep in mind, remember; to carry off safe, rescue from danger
his = αὐτός = autos Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in one, together; the same; in one piece with, together with; one's true self, the soul; by or in itself
people = λαός = laos Blue Letter Bible the people at large; a people in general; differing from other words denoting one's own populace; a great part of the population gathered together anywhere; people of the same race and language; a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon men or people; folk; people assembled
sins = ἁμαρτία = hamartia Blue Letter Bible lit., missing of the mark; moral obliquity; to be without a share in; to err, be mistaken; to miss or wander from the path; to do or go wrong; violate God's law; offence; a bad action, some particular evil deed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon a failure, fault; error; guilt; Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament missing of a mark or aim; a failing to grasp; to be without one’s share of, to miss; a failing and missing the true end and scope of our lives
fulfill = πληρόω = plēroō Blue Letter Bible to fulfill, to complete, carry out to the full; complete; to make full, to fill to the full; to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally; to render full, i.e. to complete; to fill to the top: so that nothing shall be wanting to full measure, fill to the brim; to consummate, to make complete in every particular, to render perfect; to accomplish, carry out, (some undertaking); to carry into effect, bring to realization, realize; to perform, execute; to fulfill; to cram; to fill, diffuse throughout one's soul; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon full of; fill full, gorge, satiate, glut; consecrate; make full or complete; fulfill
said—see “saying” above
prophet = προφήτης = prophētēs Blue Letter Bible one who speaks forth or openly; a proclaimer of a divine message; interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things; one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration; an inspired speaker; an interpreter or spokesman for God; one through whom God speaks; one who speaks forth by divine inspiration; a man filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges the salvation of men; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon one who speaks for a god and interprets his will to man; interpreter, expounder of the will gods; minister and interpreter; expounder, declarer, proclaimer; possessor of oracular powers; harbinger; herald; revealer of God's will; inspired preacher and teacher; organ of special revelations from God; foreteller, prophet of future event
Behold—see above
virgin = παρθένος = parthenos Blue Letter Bible one's marriageable daughter; a maiden, a marriageable maiden; virgin, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man; metaphorically of chaste persons; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon maiden, girl; virgin; chaste; pupil; William J. Slater, Lexicon to Pindar unmarried girl
AND
(Hebrew from Isaiah 7:14) = עַלְמָה = alma Blue Letter Bible virgin, young woman; of marriageable age; maid or newly married; damsel; youthful spouse recently married
conceive = γαστήρ = gastēr Blue Letter Bible the womb; be with child; belly; stomach; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon womb; from the womb, from infancy; paunch, belly; the hollow of a shield; belly or wide part of a bottle; the belly, as craving food; paunch stuffed with mincemeat, sausage, haggis
bear—see above
AND
(Hebrew from Isaiah 7:14) = יָלַד = yālaḏ Blue Letter Bible to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail; create; simile of distress
Son—see above
AND
(Hebrew from Isaiah 7:14) = בֵּן = bēn Blue Letter Bible son, grandson, child, member of a group; male child; young men; children (pl. - male and female); foster son; disciple; one related to a time, place, emotion, condition, status; term of kindliness or endearment; expression of intimate and gracious relation
name—see above
AND
(Hebrew from Isaiah 7:14) = שֵׁם = šēm Blue Letter Bible name; reputation, fame, glory; honor, authority, character; renown, report; memorial, monument
Emmanuel = Ἐμμανουήλ = emmanouēl Blue Letter Bible God with us
AND
(Hebrew from Isaiah 7:14) = עִמָּנוּאֵל = immānû'ēl Blue Letter Bible "God with us" or "with us is God"; God over all blessed forever
God = θεός = theos Blue Letter Bible god or deity; a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities; the Godhead, trinity; the things of God, his counsels, interests, things due to him; God's representative or viceregent; the supreme Divinity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon God, the Deity; one set in authority
with = μετά = meta Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in the midst of, among, between; in common, along with, by aid of; together; in conjunction; in one's dealings; into the middle of, coming into or among; into the midst of; participation; Blue Letter Bible in the midst of; amid, among; with one as leader; into the middle of, into the midst of; association, fellowship, participation
awoke = ἐγείρω = egeirō Blue Letter Bible to arouse, cause to rise; to awake; to raise up, produce, cause to appear; bring before the public; rouse from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; raise up one “down” with disease, lying sick; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon awaken, rouse, stir up; prick up; keep awake
did = ποιέω = poieō Blue Letter Bible to do, make; used of spending a time or tarrying, in a place; to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self; to produce, bear, shoot forth; to carry out, to execute; to celebrate, keep; to perform; abide; continue; perform; to labor, to do work; to be operative, exercise activity; accomplish Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make, produce; create, bring into existence; bring about, cause; make, render; do; practice; to be doing, act; be efficacious
commanded = προστάσσω = prostassō Blue Letter Bible to arrange or set in order towards; to prescribe, give command; assign or ascribe to; join to; enjoin, order; appoint, to define; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon place or post at a place; attach to; command, prescribe, enjoin; order one to do
took—see “take” above
wife—see above
Scriptures addressing or considering similar principles are collected or considered at:
Wisdom Principles—Rebuke & Openness to Correction
Scriptural directions for husbands—collected
What We Can Learn from Jesus' Nativity: Joseph's Call (Matthew 1:18-25)
What We Can Learn from Joseph, Jesus' Stepfather
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What these readings tell us about God’s nature or our relationship to Him:
The LORD spoke to Ahaz
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky!
the Lord himself will give you this sign
the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son
Emmanuel
he is king of glory
The LORD's are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it
he founded it upon the seas and established it
he is king of glory
he is king of glory
blessing from the LORD
God his savior
he is king of glory
a slave of Christ Jesus
called to be an apostle
set apart for the gospel of God
promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures
the gospel about his Son
established as Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord
Through him we have received the grace of apostleship
among all the Gentiles
called to belong to Jesus Christ
called to be holy
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her
he will save his people from their sins
Emmanuel
God is with us
What these readings tell us to do:
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God
Let the Lord enter
Let the Lord enter
ascend the mountain of the LORD
stand in his holy place
[make/keep our] hands [] sinless
[make/keep your] heart [] clean
Let the Lord enter
Seek[] for him
Seek[] the face of the God of Jacob
Let the Lord enter
[be a] slave of Christ Jesus
bring about the obedience of faith
be holy
[be] a righteous man
[be] unwilling to expose [others] to shame
[do] as … the Lord had commanded
What these readings tell us not to do:
not ask
weary [as a verb] people
weary [as a verb] my God
desire [] what is vain
be afraid
divorce
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