Okay, so there are a lot of begats here in the first 17 verses and I guess the point is that Jesus lineage is traced from Abraham to King David to Joseph the husband of the virgin Mary. Interesting that the connection to Abraham is through Joseph and not Mary, since Joseph is not Jesus biological father.
Then begins the story of Jesus birth. The thing that grabs me is in verse 18.
18The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) 19Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. (Message)
Why didn't Mary tell Joseph about what was going on? He was obviously a man of good character, as evidenced by his willingness to deal with her apparent unfaithfulness quietly. I don't recall Mary being told to keep it from Joseph. I can only guess that God knew that the only way Joseph would truly believe what really happened to Mary was if an angel said it. But why wait so long?
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