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Join us this Father’s Day as we look at the often-overlooked life of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. Learn how ordinary men can leave an extraordinary legacy by pointing their families and others to the perfect Heavenly Father..

Joseph was humble & obedient. Every time God spoke, Joseph obeyed. He didn’t argue. He didn’t delay. He didn’t delegate his responsibility to someone else. He got up and led his family.

Further, Joseph is patient to wait for several months after his marriage to be intimate with his wife. Contrary to what Roman Catholics are taught, Joseph and marry did later have sexual relations which led to other children (Mt 13:55-56).

The official naming of the child was 8 days after the birth of Jesus, Joseph circumcised the baby (Lk 2:21), as the Scriptures command (Gen 17:11-12, Lev 12:3). This did not occur at the temple, and could have happened in Bethlehem, maybe even by Joseph. It’s then that Joseph officially named him Jesus (Yeshua - Yahweh saves), just as he had been commanded (Mt 1:21).

After this, according to the law, the woman must wait 33 days until she is purified from her bleeding after birth (Lev 12:4) before she can go to the temple and participate in a cleansing ritual (burnt offering & sin offering) and she will be considered “clean from her flow of blood” (Lev 12:6-7). It’s then that Joseph & Mary brought Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem to dedicate Him to the Lord, and offer the sacrifice on behalf of Mary (Lk 2:21-24)!

• Joseph was HUMBLE & OBEDIENT to what God said, through the angel and through the Scriptures.

During the time in Egypt, Joseph certainly would have found work to do to provide for his family.

And when an angel gave him the go ahead after Herod died, Joseph brought his young family back to Israel and settled in Nazareth, as directed (Mt 2:19-23). 

It is in Nazareth that grown-up Jesus is later referred to as “the carpenter’s son” (Mt 13:55). These carpenters were also stone workers. 

Joseph was the primary bread-winner, but Joseph didn’t ship his wife off with the children for spiritual trips & training. Joseph LED his family. Of course, isn’t that what you would expect - since God the FATHER chose Joseph to point Jesus and his siblings to THE FATHER?

• Fathers and grandfathers, men who have influence over others - isn’t this what God expects of US - to LEAD our families to KNOW the One True God?

Joseph didn’t leave all the training up to Momma. They worked together as a team to help Jesus & His siblings grow in wisdom, grow in physical stature, and grow to love God and love people.

• Joseph was a SPIRITUAL LEADER to his family. 
• This mention of Joseph is the last in the Scriptures. It is surmised that Joseph died sometime before Jesus began His ministry at 30 years old. When Jesus spoke from the cross, telling his disciple to look after Mary like his own mother it is obvious that Joseph isn’t there to take care of her at this point.

This means that Jesus’ first taste of human suffering likely took place well before the cross, but was experienced when His earthly father passed away before Jesus was 30 years old. The Lord Jesus experienced the loss of close loved ones too.

• Joseph’s name may fade from the pages of Scripture, but his influence lived on in the life of Jesus. Isn’t that what every father should desire; to leave behind children and grandchildren who love Jesus?
• Joseph’s calling was never to replace the Heavenly Father. His calling was to point to Him. Every earthly father, including Joseph, is imperfect.
• But there is a perfect FATHER who never abandons His children, never stops loving them, never breaks His promises, and gave His own Son so that we could become His sons and daughters. Joseph pointed his family to that FATHER.

• Show & Tell, “I love you!” to your family and others you influence. Model what it means to LOVE your spouse & family.
• PRAY FOR your children, and for your leadership to them.
• PRAY WITH your children. Let their hero call out to his HERO!
• TALK about God’s goodness in your home. Let your family HEAR about your love for Jesus! 
• READ the Scriptures and SHARE what God is teaching YOU! 
• LEAD your family to a healthy faith family! Our children should see our relationships with believers & say, “I want some of THAT!”
• Your children will probably follow YOUR EXAMPLE with their children. What kind of EXAMPLE are you setting for your GRANDCHILDREN & the next generation?