The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Deccmber 1957 ~~~~~~~~~~- Tl1 01·0-<ltt 11 Ma11 of the Chri tma Story 1~, l{l1~ \ ·. \\"'l l , l 1l .. \ :\I I r (11))~1~~ ~ - J)H" t or or 1'1"'i r~i l~clJ>ii H1 ( 1 l l tll'Cl1. (:cll li J)(>lis, ()hie> • · · '/'11< 11 .Jr,.,< p/1 l>ci,t!/ ra1.,r,I j'r<)Jll , t t p ,fi,l 1 tl1c <Tll!l l o.f Ill< l 1<J l'<l /1r1tJ bid(ft II /1i111. (lll({ ft>(>/1· llllft> /llJJI /1, ,ci.t' . · · :\l,lttl1e,, 1 ::2-! • \ <) 11 e e a ~ c 1 i 11 I r Pa t l t 1 e ,l t r <) 1111 t <)f t}ll\ t'(llllill~ i11to t}11R \\'l)l'ltl t)f • J t \ " t 1" t , l 1 r i , t . I ,, ,1 s ,1 111 az P t 1 a t t h P l'l)t•L)rtl l!i,·l)ll of 011e ,,·110 i~ ,11,,·ct .\?~ i11 tl1e LJ,lt'l~g'1·ot111cl. .JosP1>l1. tl1r l1t1~l n11tl t)f :.\ lar~·, is t1.·11,1ll.,.. j11st a 11,1rt <)f tl1t) l1ael{ lro11 for tl1e l} i rt l 1 ) f 1 l 1r i · t . ,l 11 d 1 er l 1a p 8 , Y it1 ,l 1·r,1 011. \ " et pie i11g: tog·et l1e1· ,,·l1a.t ,,·e cll'P tolcl of l1i111, \YP l1a ,Te tl1e })Ortrc1it c)f cl gia11t . t_)11l,- :\Iattl1e,,· a11cl 1.Jlll<e 111e11 - • t ic>11 11 i111. a11cl the fo1·111e1· 111ore t ha11 tl1e lcltt (_)r . Lt1Ize ' ~ acuot111t lea11: to g1·e,1 ter e1111 l1cl:i: 111)011 :\I a1·)·, a11 cl it i~ he1· o·eneologJ" tl1at i: ~ri,Te1 i11 eha1)te1· :3 . t1·aci11g: l1e1· a11c·c\ t1·3- tl1ro11g·l1 ... ""atha11 to Da,Ticl a11tl 011 l1ael~ to rt l)1·c1l1a111 a11cl 1\. cla111. 1Iat– t11e,y :1)eal~ · at g1·eater le11gth a11d cletail ·011 er11i11g J o. eJ)h a1 l g·i,Te: l1i."' ge11eolog·3T-t1·ati11g· it throu~:h ..._""010111011 to Da,·id, t l1e11 011 to b1·a– l1a 111 . ,]o:epli .· T re, ,z e 11 cl 01ts ( ' c, ll Di l , .. ot1 e,·e1· oi,Te .'eriot1.· ~ ~ tl1011ght to the c.:all gi,·e11 .Jo. er)J1 ·! Ile ,,..a: to be the l1t1 ·1Ja11cl c111c1 1roteeto1· of :\Ia l')T. Ile ,va: t o p1·0,·ic1e a l10111e fo1.. (}oc1 .· 1 }11"i.1t, d 111·i11g· I Ii. i11£a11e~~ a 11 :l ~TOllt h. ~Ioreo,Ter, l)ei11g· c1 .. J e,,T, .Jo.·eJ)l1 ,,·a tl1e l1eacl ()f l1i:' 1ot1:ehol l tl111: to l1i111 ,,·01111 fa ll tl1e r e.·po11 - . ilJilit}~of the ea1·l~y· teaehi11Q· of t he . -.. c1·i J)tti1·es a11cl tl' aini11g· i11 t)r·aye1·, for (}ocl ·. t e11cler ~-.. on. 1-3 e)"011cl t11a t, 11e ,,·a. c-all ecl to tal~e l1i · J>la 'e ,,·itl1 ~Iar,.. at a ti111e \',he11 tl1P ~ l'0111111 t111it~· a1·ot111cl the111 ,vo11lc.l lJe fill eel ,,·it 11 . ·c· a11cla I 011 r epor t , of 1 e1· char a <: t er a11cl co11 cl 11 it. I f he clid '"'hat ( {ocl c·o111111a11el ec1 he ,,·ot1lcl hi111:t1lf lJe :ub j ec:tecl to ., J a11- c1e1·. rrhrre ,,,.a: a11 i111111e11.-e re.'})011- ilJilit~· i11,..ol,·Pcl i11 (-}ocl ·., t·all to .] o.·ep}1. Tl1i. 11111.. t l1c1,·e bee11 80n1e 111a11, for <Joc.1 11e,·e1-- eall. a }JJ'"g1113.. to clo the ,,·or le of a giant. (: ocl ne, ..e1-- J)Ut. a liJ;y·-li,..e1·ecl fail'.)'" i11 tl1e Iio11 ·. cle11 or the f ie1·~· ft11·1;a<:e. ...i\ , -n·e follo,,· tl1e 1·ec:01·cl, so111e e11- lig·ht 11i11~: tl1i11g are tolcl 11 , l10,r– i11g· clearlJ.. the ki11cl of 111a11 .. J o~eph ,,-a. , a11cl ho,,· 11e 1·e 11011clecl to tl1 e c:all of tl1e Lorcl . 1. ,Josc1;li ll)a. a A.'<11 1 crl ,.Jl a1, Il e ,,Ta: of the l101i. e of J)a,·ic1. the ge11eology .·a3t, ) Iattl1e,\' 1 :6. 'I ,,Tic.;e i11 t lie ({o. J) 1 of T-1 t1l{e tl1e II o l~· . · ·pi ri t 111e11ti011. t 1 i: 1·elatio11- : hip . Ll1l{e 1 :27 a11el 2 :4. Tl1at 111a:v... ee111 1111i1111)01·ta11 t, 1)11 t a , the ste1)-fat l1er a11c1 leo·al g·t1a1·clia11 of .J e. u. , it ,va · c1t1it 11eee1. ·a1--}· . .1.\ ft11·the1· e1n 1 ha i1 · i 111a 1 e t11)011 hi ~PIRI ,.rt 1\L 1·elatio11 11ip to Davi 1. l J1 :\l att. 1 :20 tJ1e a11gel of tl1e Lo1· l a l)p earecl a11 1 . ·aid .Jo ph. thOll so1 of Da, 1 i 1. 1\ 111a11 1na1.. rall l1i111 e]f a 8011 of l)a, 1 i 1 01· ~a ·011 of r\ b1·a.l1a111 a11cl 111ea11 11 11101·e tl1a11 ph3r.1i('a} g·e11e1"at io11. r ho:p ,, 1 ho111 tl1e Lor c1 ·all~ thr ~'1011: of Al)1·al1a111 a1·e tl10:e ,,TJ10, lil{e 1\ hra– l1a111 t 1·l1:' tec1 ({o 1. f Da,Ticl, tl1e I_jor cl .·aic1 J1r \,·a: a n1a11 after-- ({ocl .... (),, 1 11 heart. 1~ 111·tl1er ..Jo.·eph i. calleel a J l r1 1 111a11. :\fatthe,v· 1 :19 ' The11 .Jo– se1)h l1e1· 1111 ba11cl, lJei11g· a ju. t 111a11. ' ~ o,,,. a .J e,r ,,,.ot1l l u11de1·– .·ta11cl tl1at ex1)1·e.1. io11 i11 011ly 011 ,,,a~... The ,, 1 01· 1 i · t1.·e(l ,· ve1·a l t i111e.. i11 the ld 'I e.·ta111011 t. 1 roal1 i11 {e11e:i. 6 :9 i. ·al1Pc1 ' a jt1.. t 111a11 c1.J1cl pe1·£ect i11 hi. ge11e1·– atio11. ·. , IIelJ1·e,v.· 11 :7 ho,v that n1 a11,· he bc)th lJelie\''ed a11 1 f ea1"e l Uoc1. The l{ev to tl1e 111ea11i110· of ._ tl1at i. llal)altl<:l11t ~ :4 'l"'he jt1 t . l1all live lJ3r faitl1. I11 otl1eI· ,vor 1. a l'Jl T ~ 1 T 1na11 ,va · a 111an of faith, a trt1e . I)irit11al on of braham. lool{i11g· fo1·,,;i-a1· l to l\I iah co111- j 11 g·. t1·u.. ti11g· (}od for alvatio11 1 l1 r o11g·h I I i1 11 . ~ 1 o ,Jose 11 }1 cl sa ,,rel 111,111 ,,,a. ,1 ."'er, 1 a1 t c>f God. •) ..... I place tl1i.· o, 1 e1· agai11st the im– pt1 ri t}T of lJoth hi.· cla,, a11cl o 1t1· ·. jiattl1e,, 1 1 :1 'a) T , .i\l al'}T \Va.. .·po 11. ·eel to J o.·e1)l1 before the,.. • <'ct111e together. I belie, re the Ilol,,. " piri t i11 cl t1c1ecl tl1a t la. t i la11.·e t~ en1pha.·ize the . ot1l-1,efre ·hi11g 1·e\ 7 - e1 .. e11ce ,,·ith ,,,.hich thi · n1a11 r e– g:a 1--cl ecl the bod, ,. ,,rhich i. th e t en1- ., p le of tl1e Iiol,, Gho ·t. ' E pot1. eel 111ea11. g· ifted OI' p1-- e ent ed. Tl1at i. to ay the3 1 we1·e p1--omi ·eel to eac.:h othe1-- the p1·omi e . alecl i11 the gi, 1 i11g of a gift. The \Veddi11g c:e1,en1on}r had 11ot }'"et take11 place ancl the Holy pirit expre l)T . tate they did T come tog'ethe1--. X ow it 111t1 t ha,re come a a g·r eat · hoclt to llCh a ma11, ,v hen l\Iar)r ,vomanlil{e without a wo1'd to Jo– .·eph, left ... azar eth and fled to the hill , of Judah to talk to Elizab th, L1tl(e 1 :39. .. he tayed with Eliz– abeth fo1" three mo11th Lulre 1 :56 a11 l tl1e11 can1e home. It ,va ap– I)a1·e11t that . he ,va.' becon1i11f?: gr eat ,vith child. Thi. i. a t1--eme11do11 ·l,,. tende1' L a1 1 clelicate thi11g·. l1e hacl left . l l l l e11l3r with 110 ex1)lanation: 110\\ 7 , Oil her r ettll"'ll, it i, ob, 1 iOll. . l1e wa. 0011 to be a 111othe1 .. . Thinl~ of l'J o. eph . clile111111a. I-le k11e,, the ~ (·1·i pt111·e ,, a11d ,,r l1a t the~- aicl :ho11l cl be clone ·'\"rith a o·i1·l ,v ho lo t l1e1· pt11"ity. H e l{11ew what tl1e la,,T hac1 com1nandec1. Bl1t ,Toll n1ti t • 1·ead i11to thi. t ext hi. g1·ea t lo,..e a11cl t e11cl e1"ne .. f 01· l\Ia1--,~. • ... T T ._ WILLI ... } to 111alre l1er a public: exa1111) le ( H ) ,, 1 a minded to 1 t1t he1· a,, 7 a)' J)1·ivil3r ::.\Iatthe,v 1 :19. The la,v l1a :l to be a1·1·iecl ot1t, 01-- he, too ,,Tot1ld lo e bi place i11 t he ,,,ill of od bt1t he ,, 1 01111 c1o it ,,,ith a,' little ht11·t to :\Iar,,. a. • po. ible. ;3. J ose /J ll l l a · .1\ To t a Ii a t y ... 11 a 1 l · Bt1t \"\ 1 hil he tl1011g'l1t 011 the · t l1i11g· , .... 20, 1 uppo e he hacln t ,ret cli Cll · l hi~ i11tention witll ., l\ Ia1·3'". It "'' a ,,et bet,,Tee11 "Jo. epl1 a 11 l l1i , 1 o l. h, beloved \\'"e ·a11 tl1a11l< Goel he clid11 t fly off t he ha11clle a l11"i tia11 01ueti1ne lo! I11 th mea11ti1ne he got n ea1-– e11ol1g·l1 to (}oc1 that h e could hea1· Hi , ,.oice: ' ,vhile he tho11ght on the t l1i11g· behol l the ang·el of the Lor d appear ed unto hi1n in a 11· a1n, v~. ~O. h e ponder ed