Prophecies of Messiah:
in Boaz and Ruth
This particualar prophecy is slightly theoretical due to a limited amount of source information, but it may provide an understanding of why Joseph and Mary were getting married. If we look at Mat 1:16 in the Aramaic Peshitta, it says "And Jacob begat Joseph the protectorate of Mary,". Instead of simply saying husband, the word used to describe Joseph is 'protectorate'. This has a meaning much more like that of a 'kinsman redeemer' than it does simply a husband or a man. One can think back to the example of Boaz and Ruth to get one example of a kinsman redeemer relationship. We do not know the exact circumstances of this couple but, by all accounts, it appears that Yosef was probably an older man and Miriam was a young virgin. If there was a reason that Miriam had to marry within her own tribe, such as with the inheritance laws, or had need of being redeemed by a close family member
then that brings an interesting point to the adoption of Yahshuah.
A Kinsman redeemer had the responsiblity of raising up the first child for another person even including the rights of the firstborn. Yosef was in the position of raising a firstborn son who was genetically not his own but who would receive the firstborn right of the inheritance to the throne.
Todd Elder is a believer in Messiah who wants to help people understand Scripture and know the message of Salvation. For more information from the Prophecy of the Messiah series, please visit my website http://www.exploringsalvation.info and look under 'Messiah'.
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