VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS

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VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS

By Dennis Schmidt 3/2007

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This paper discusses the virgin birth of Jesus from His mother Mary. The prophecy of the virgin birth consists of a three part divine sign/wonder. The three parts were fulfilled in the Old Testament through Isaiah, his wife and his child. The three parts were uniquely and divinely fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus and Mary. Also discussed is the need for Jesus to be born of a virgin for his sinless life and fulfillment of an obscure prophecy. The paper looks at the two Hebrew words for virgin and Greek Septuagint virgin use. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: A woman who is a virgin has never engaged in sexual intercourse.

The Jewish reader would never have understood a virgin to mean that a woman without a man could produce a child. We understand this only because of the New Testament. The reason for Jesus birth this way was for Him to be born without sin. He is both true God (born of the Holy Spirit) & true man (born of his human mother Mary).

The Hebrew words for virgin are 'almah and bethuwlah. 'Almah is found seven times in the King James' version (KJV) Old Testament. The other word, bethuwlah, is found fifty times in the King James' version. The Hebrew word 'almah means a pure virgin and its use is more specific then that of the general word Bethuwlah.

'Almah:

The KJV translates 'Almah as virgin (4 times), maid (2), & damsels (1). 'Almah is also used for a young woman near the married age. This was true of Mary, Jesus mother & the second wife of Isaiah who prophesied to have a child in Isaiah 8:3. This child fulfills Isaiah 7:14 also. Four scriptures of 'almah have a "the" (meaning unique one) before virgin. Isaiah 7:14 & Proverbs 30:19 have a "a" (single one), Song of Solomon 6:8 did not include: the or a. Shown are seven 'almah scriptures & my judgment of their backgrounds:

Genesis 24:43 "Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw <water>, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;" This is Rebekah a young woman who will married Isaac. She is most likely a true virgin. Genesis 24:16 uses the more general virgin word Bethuwlah for her as well.

Bethuwlah:

The KJV translates Bethuwlah (50 times) as virgin(s), maid(s) & maiden(s). The use of bethuwlah could be a woman or nation (Israel or Judah). It also may be used for people who were not pure before God as a harlot in Jeremiah 31:4, 21 (Israel people) & Joel 1:8 (older married woman).

Isaiah 7:11, 14 "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. {14} Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

Matthew 1:20-23 "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. {21} And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. {22} Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, {23} Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Isaiah 14:7 Fulfilled in Matthew 1:23 in New Testament. Joseph knew this was the virgin birth, God's son, & Immanuel or Emmanuel (God with us).

PURPOSE:

God shows three signs/wonders in this prophecy:

- A young woman having a normal birth child would not be a God's sign, especially, a sign in either the depth or height above. The true virgin birth of Jesus to Mary, without a man, meets the signs and wonders definition.

Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." A woman does not have a seed: only Mary

- A woman bearing a normal birth son would not be a God's sign. Jesus is both the son of God and son of man (represented all mankind's sins to God for their sacrifice). Jesus often referred to Himself as son of man.

Luke 24:7 "Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

- A man named Immanuel (God with us) would not be God's sign. Jesus is God with us. The God of heaven came down and abided with man as both true God and true man to be our sin bearer & savior.

Galatians 4:4 "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"

KEY VERSE:

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Matthew, Luke, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT:

Mary knew her child was from the Holy Spirit. She accepted the virgin roll as God's son would come by her. Joseph also knew the child was by the Holy Spirit. She did not have a normal sexual union with Joseph until after Jesus birth. Jesus came by a virgin.

Matthew 1:18 "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." God's seed

Luke 1:31-32 "And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. {32} He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: {35} And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." JESUS means saviour. Mary knew the child was by the Holy Spirit, is God's son & Immanuel (God with us).

WHY: The Old Testament prophecy was given to a wicked Judah king, Ahaz, by the prophet Isaiah to prove that God was going to deliver Judah from the kings of Syria and Israel. These wicked nations were going up against Judah. The prophet Isaiah foretold that they would not succeed & that both the kings would die. Isaiah asked Ahaz to inquire of God for a divine sign which he refused. Never-the-less, God gave Ahaz the sign of the virgin producing a child. To them, this was fulfilled by Isaiah's second virgin wife having a son within a year or so. The first fulfillment was required or Isaiah would have of been labeled a false prophet. This prophecy had a more literal fulfillment in the Virgin Mary, some 750 years later, having the God's son without man's seed producing the child. The prophecy also stated that the child would be God with us.

The miracle to King Ahaz was that Syria and Israel would not succeed and that both of their kings were killed. The birth of Isaiah's child was only a time table for when this would occur.

Isaiah 7:10-16 "Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, {11} Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. {12} But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. {13} And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; <Is it> a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? {14} Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. {15} Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. {16} For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." Ahaz was told that both kings would be killed: The sign was to the save Judah. God will protect Judah for His Messiah.

WAY:

For Isaiah to be considered a true prophet the prophecy must be fulfilled within about three years as the prophecy included time. I am suggesting that Isaiah fulfilled this prophecy by Isaiah's married to his second virgin wife with a son by Isaiah. He would of said that God has blessed us by His presents through the child.

Isaiah 8:3-4 "And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. {4} For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria." This is located about a half chapter from the original prophecy.

WHEREAS:

WHERE: Israel

WHEN: About 750 BC at Jesus birth

WHILE:

Jeremiah 22:28, 30 "<Is> this man Coniah a despised broken idol? <is he> a vessel wherein <is> no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? {30} Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man <that> shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah." See Jeremiah 22:24-30. Coniah, who did evil, is cursed by God & will never have an heir which would sit on the throne of David. Joseph is seed through Coniah. Jesus is legally through the line of Joseph to King David. Jesus is not of the seed of Coniah.

1 Chronicles 3:17-18 "And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, {18} Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah." Coniah's heir

Matthew 1:11-12 "And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: {12} And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;" Joseph's genealogy includes Jeconiah = Jechonias = Coniah who was cursed. However, Jesus is not from the seed of Joseph so He can sit on the throne of David through Joseph. Tribe comes from the father and Jewish relationship from the mother.

WANT:

Jewish interpreters translated the Hebrew Bible into the Greek Septuagint about 250 BC. They translated Isaiah 7:14 "virgin" into the Greek word parthenos which means a pure virgin near a marriage age. These Jewish Interpreters knew nothing of Jesus birth since it was 250 years away. The Jewish Bible has all the letters written together without any punctuation marks. Therefore, the Jewish Interpreters needed an understanding of the Oral law to translate the written law correctly for the Septuagint. A gentile could not have translated the Jewish scriptures as he does not know the Oral law. The present Jewish Jerusalem Tanakh English Bible is almost identical to the King James' version Old Testament. This provides credit to the King James as a correct Hebrew translation.

The apostles wrote the New Testament in Greek. In general, when they quoted from the Old Testament, they used the Septuagint Greek translation for their quotes. The Hebrew wording can vary between the Old and New Testaments because of the source translations. God uses the source translation differences to show His messages to us.

WAIT: DEFINITION OF A TRUE VIRGIN:

A woman who is a virgin has never engaged in sexual intercourse.

'Almah:

Bethuwlah:

A list of the bethuwlah scriptures:

Genesis 24:16 (Rebekah); Exodus 22:16, 17 (maid - not betrothed/virgin cost); Leviticus 21:3 (Priest sister/virgin), 14 (High Priest virgin of his people); Deuteronomy 22:15-24, 19, 23, 28; Judges 19:24, 21:12; 2 Samuel 13:2 (Tamar), 18; 1 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 19:21; 2 Chronicles 36:17; Esther 2:2, 3, 17, 19; Job 31:1; Psalms 45:14, 78:63, 148:12; Isaiah 23:4, 12, 37:22, 47:1, 62:5; Jeremiah 2:32, 14:17, 14:17, 18:13, 31:4, 13, 21, 32:25, 46:11, 51:122; Lamentations 1:4, 15, 18, 2:10, 13, 21, 5:11; Ezekiel 9:6, 44:22; Joel 1:8; Amos 5:2, 8:13; Zechariah 9:17

Follows are just a few scriptures examples of the use of bethuwlah:

Genesis 24:16 "And the damsel <was> very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up." Rebekah here Bethuwlah and in Genesis 24:43 'Almah

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) PROMISE MADE TO KING AHAZ TO CONVINCE HIM OF JUDAH'S PROTECTION:

II) PROPHECY FULFILLED TO KING AHAZ OF THE SIGN/MIRACLE TO SAVE JUDAH:

III) FIRST VIRGIN PROPHECY WAS FULFILLED BY ISAIAH'S WIFE & CHILD BIRTH:

IV) DEFINITION OF A TRUE VIRGIN:

IV) TWO HEBREW OLD TESTAMENT WORDS ARE FOUND FOR VIRGIN:

A) 'Almah:

B) Bethuwlah:

V) TOPICAL BIBLE VIRGIN FINDS:

VI) SEPTUAGINT-HEBREW OLD TESTAMENT TRANSLATED TO GREEK OLD TESTAMENT:

VII) NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS QUOTE SEPTUAGINT TRANSLATION:

VIII) VIRGIN BIRTH TO MARY IN NEW TESTAMENT IS ISAIAH 7:14 FULFILLMENT:

IX) CHILD BORN TO VIRGIN IS TO BE CALLED IMMANUEL - GOD WITH US:

X) THE SEED, WHICH ALSO CARRIES MAN'S SIN, PRODUCES THE CHILD:

XI) JOSEPH IS JESUS FATHER BY MARRIAGE TO MARY BEFORE JESUS IS BORN:

XII) JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY INCLUDES CONIAH WHO IS CURSED FOR NO KING HEIR:

XIII) SIGN/WONDER BY GOD:

XIV) CONCLUSION OF MARY'S VIRGIN BIRTH:

See my paper: "God's Plan and Purpose for the Ages" for more information on this subject.

I) PROMISE MADE TO KING AHAZ TO CONVINCE HIM OF JUDAH'S PROTECTION:

The Old Testament prophecy was given to a wicked Judah king, Ahaz, by the prophet Isaiah to prove that God was going to deliver Judah from the kings of Syria and Israel. These wicked nations were going up against Judah. The prophet Isaiah foretold that they would not succeed & that both the kings would die. Isaiah asked Ahaz to inquire of God for a divine sign which he refused. Never-the-less, God gave Ahaz the sign of the virgin producing a child. To them, this was fulfilled by Isaiah's second virgin wife having a son within a year or so. The first fulfillment was required or Isaiah would have of been labeled a false prophet. This prophecy had a more literal fulfillment in the virgin Mary, some 750 years later, having the God's son without man's seed producing the child. The prophecy also stated that the child would be God with us.

The miracle to King Ahaz was that Syria and Israel would not succeed and that both of their kings were killed. The birth of Isaiah's child was only a time table for when this would occur.

II) PROPHECY FULFILLED TO KING AHAZ OF THE SIGN/MIRACLE TO SAVE JUDAH:

2 Kings 16:5 "Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome <him>."Kings attaching Judah will be killed.

2 Kings 15:29-30 "In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. {30} And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah." King against Judah

2 Kings 16:9 "And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried <the people of> it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin"King against Jews

III) FIRST VIRGIN PROPHECY WAS FULFILLED BY ISAIAH'S WIFE & CHILD BIRTH:

IV) DEFINITION OF A TRUE VIRGIN:

A woman who is a virgin has never engaged in sexual intercourse.

IV) TWO HEBREW OLD TESTAMENT WORDS ARE FOUND FOR VIRGIN:

A) 'Almah:

Exodus 2:8 "And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother." This is the sister of Moses, Miriam, who is sent by Pharaoh's daughter to find Moses' mother to care for the baby Moses. She is most likely a virgin child.

Psalms 68:25 "The singers went before, the players on instruments <followed> after; among <them were> the damsels playing with timbrels." Most likely Virgins.

Proverbs 30:19 "The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." A man & virgin wife on wedding night.

Song of Songs 1:3 "Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name <is as> ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee." Many virgins would love to be married to king Solomon. These are most likely virgins.

Song of Songs 6:8 "There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number." Woman in groups comprising wives or queens, concubines (not virgins) and virgins.

Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Isaiah's wife & later Mary the mother of Jesus.

B) Bethuwlah:

A list of the bethuwlah scriptures: Genesis 24:16 (Rebekah); Exodus 22:16, 17 (maid - not betrothed/virgin cost); Leviticus 21:3 (Priest sister/virgin), 14 (High Priest virgin of his people); Deuteronomy 22:15-24, 19, 23, 28; Judges 19:24, 21:12; 2 Samuel 13:2 (Tamar), 18; 1 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 19:21; 2 Chronicles 36:17; Esther 2:2, 3, 17, 19; Job 31:1; Psalms 45:14, 78:63, 148:12; Isaiah 23:4, 12, 37:22, 47:1, 62:5; Jeremiah 2:32, 14:17, 14:17, 18:13, 31:4, 13, 21, 32:25, 46:11, 51:122; Lamentations 1:4, 15, 18, 2:10, 13, 21, 5:11; Ezekiel 9:6, 44:22; Joel 1:8; Amos 5:2, 8:13; Zechariah 9:17

Follows are just a few scriptures examples of the use of bethuwlah:

Jeremiah 31:4 "Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry." Nation

Jeremiah 31:21 "Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, <even> the way <which> thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities." The virgin of Israel who sinned and is now repented.

Joel 1:8 "Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth." This maybe a virgin or older widow woman.

V) TOPICAL BIBLE VIRGIN FINDS:

Some other scriptures found in the Topical Bible (81 finds) include words like: virgins, damsel, maid, lass & young woman.

Genesis 34:1-3 "And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. {2} And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. {3} And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel." Damsel

VI) SEPTUAGINT-HEBREW OLD TESTAMENT TRANSLATED TO GREEK OLD TESTAMENT:

See my paper: "God's Word/Bible/Scriptures" for more information on this subject.

VII) NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS QUOTE SEPTUAGINT TRANSLATION:

VIII) VIRGIN BIRTH TO MARY IN NEW TESTAMENT IS ISAIAH 7:14 FULFILLMENT:

See my paper: "Mary" for more information on this subject.

Matthew 1:23 in New Testament. Joseph knew this was the virgin birth, God's son, & Immanuel or Emmanuel (God with us).

Luke 1:31-32 "And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. {32} He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: {35} And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." JESUS means savior. Mary knew the child was by the Holy Spirit, is God's son & Immanuel (God with us).

IX) CHILD BORN TO VIRGIN IS TO BE CALLED IMMANUEL - GOD WITH US:

What about the fulfillment of "shall call his name Immanuel

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" for more information on this subject.

(Emmanuel)" which means God with us? We do not know if Mary ever call Jesus this names. It just may not be in the scriptures. We do not see in Isaiah 8:1-3, the parents calling their son this name either. Again, it may not be in the scriptures. However, we do have Mary using the same train of thought in Luke 1:46-47. She knew Jesus was the son of God.

John 2:1-11 shows Jesus first miracle which Jesus' mother, Mary who knew Him power requested. Verse 11 says this manifested His glory.

Luke 1:46-47 "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, {47} And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." or God my Jesus.

John 2:11 "This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him." Jesus' mother, Mary, believed Him to be a miracle worker.

Acts 1:6-7, 9, 12-14 "When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? {7} And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. {9} And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. {12} Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. {13} And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James <the son> of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas <the brother> of James. {14} These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren."

X) THE SEED, WHICH ALSO CARRIES MAN'S SIN, PRODUCES THE CHILD:

The seed comes from a man. Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit who put the seed into the virgin Mary. No seed of a man was involved. This was in order that no sin would come, with man's seed, into Jesus. Sin comes with man's seed as seen in Romans 5:12-15.

Job 14:4 "Who can bring a clean <thing> out of an unclean? not

one." A child born of a mother gets the seed from sinful father.

Psalms 51:5 "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my

mother conceive me." Birth process produces Adam's sin into child.

Hebrews 7:9-10 "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. {10} For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him."This is through man's seed

Romans 5:12-15 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {13} (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. {14} Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. {15} But not as the offence, so also <is> the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, <which is> by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many." Death passed by seed.

XI) JOSEPH IS JESUS FATHER BY MARRIAGE TO MARY BEFORE JESUS IS BORN:

Joseph was a legal heir to the throne of David. This is shown in Jesus genealogy found in Matthew 1:1-16. Jesus is the heir to the tribe of Judah by Joseph's marriage to Mary before Jesus is born. Jesus is heir shown in Mary's genealogy found in Luke 3:23-38.

Matthew 13:55 "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"Jesus was Joseph's legal son by adoption & marriage to Mary.

Luke 2:3-6 "And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. {4} And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) {5} To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. {6} And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered."Joseph & Mary are taxed.

Luke 2:46-49 "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. {47} And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. {48} And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. {49} And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" Jesus had a earthly father-Joseph & heavenly Father-God.

Luke 3:23 "And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was <the son> of Heli," The Jews believed that Joseph was the father.

XII) JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY INCLUDES CONIAH WHO IS CURSED FOR NO KING HEIR:

1 Chronicles 3:17-18 "And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, {18} Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah." Coniah's heir

XIII) SIGN/WONDER BY GOD:

Mary must have told Joseph she was with child. By telling Joseph this, she could of been stoned to death. However, she knew the Holy Spirit had put the seed into her. She also knew the virgin birth was the great sign stated in Isaiah 7:14.

See my paper: "Triunity - Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

Matthew 1:19-20 "Then Joseph her husband, being a just <man>, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. {20} But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost."

Jeremiah 31:22 "How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man." Virgin birth is a new thing in earth. This new thing God created that of a man born of a virgin woman. This is how a woman, Mary, compassed a man by the achievement of a child without a man's seed.