(whether you agree or disagree would seem to be of little consequence, whether you have peace in your heart or malice toward your fellow man may be of the utmost urgency) (A VIEW OF G-Ds LAW MORE SO THAN ON FAITH OR TRADITION ALONE )
FOUND WITHIN THE LIST OF THE 613 MITZVOTH (Jewish Laws)
Here you Christians will find the Most Holy Name of G-D being spelt as such, in an attempt to show the respect due any readers that follow the Jewish Faith…and (to my understanding) thereby should not verbalize the Holy Name.. Except during prayer…( pretty Kewl way of Living, don’t you think? )
This old man is most defiantly not a Jewish scholar, in fact no scholar at all.. Only knowing that it is impossible for G-d to break a Law .. Therefore it must be that Mary’s pregnancy was within the laws. Or G-d wouldn’t have done it.
Reading Scripture has given me an inner driving that all things, that we feel we need to understand are made understandable, by the help from G-d…. under the promise of ” Seek and yee shall find”.
SO NOW, ON TO THE LAW
The sited Laws: “301” and “302” of the 613 MITZVOTH. These two laws, are part of the marriage laws that Joseph and Mary would have been living within and responsible to at the time of the Annunciation the Visitation the Nativity and throughout their lives.
For you Christians reading this, please understand that, the Jewish Laws are far more precise than you are used to, when considering our “normal” “Thou Shalt NOT” way of thinking.
These laws are spelled out in what you may consider: (2 laws = 1) with an “affirmative” and a “negative”, which also waste no words in being accurate, leaving far less room for need of interpretation.
Law 301: (affirmative) That the violator (of a virgin) shall marry her (Deut. 22:28-29) .
Law 302: (negative) That one who has raped a damsel and has then (in accordance with the law) married her, may not divorce her (Deut. 22:29)
It is in NO WAY suggesting that Mary was “Violated” in a negative sense: because she wasn’t … G-d sent an angel .. the Angel asked … and Mary .. after certain reservations .. SAID YES…
IN SHORT … She conceived while betrothed to a Jewish Man, via the workings of the Holy Spirit .,. thereby making the initiator of that action responsible by G-d (s) own Law …. to “Provide”…. as a spouse to the woman as well as a father to the child…
Provide G-d Did:
Firstly: Providing Mary a legal means of remaining Sinless throughout the Incarnation of the Son. Which may not seem to important to some of us, (and to others of us it does) but none the less was very important to them.
Secondly: Providing a Good Jewish Husband, without which Laws would have been broken, and Lineage Prophecies of our spiritual ancestors would have not been fulfilled …
Thirdly: Providing The Most Wonderful of Wonders Jewish Son. for Himself, for Mary and Joseph, and a Son for all Mankind.
Fourthly: He inspired three wise men to present His and her son with (at around the time of the holy birth) .. some earthly riches. (which the Triune G-d is the True Owner of and the “wise men” simply the Stewarts of ) This being yet another “fulfillment” of the marriage and or family laws under which they lived. After that He continued to provide 7×7 time ways. (Search your bible with this in mind and see if you can count them ALL.)
He could have orchestrated his own incarnation in any one or two or three of 7×7 ways. But He didn’t, His choice was this method, working with these people.
G-d himself saw fit to carry out even these legal responsibilities to his own laws in this matter… who are we to question it ….
This is a part of the justification humanly needed for referring to Mary (Virgin Earthly Mother of G-d the Son) as “Earthly Spouse” of the Holy Spirit and visa-versa, but all of these things can not be fully realized until that day we are no longer bound by time and laws.
So for now we must take some of these things (or some portions of these things) on faith alone. He has done so much already that we might understand.
Bear in mind that, it is from our faith that springs forth hope and from these two is born Love …. and realize that in all of time and the universe our personal love is the only thing HE does NOT already OWN and yearns to acquire.
Being no more than a “homespun” theologian and my best suggestion is:
1) Trust in Jesus to be your Personal Savior….( and showing more reverence for the Holy Name of G-d would be in order for many of us )
2) Pray for the guidance of His Holy Spirit in all you do. (Read, Recite and Meditate upon the the words within The Holy Bible)..
3) Carry out the inklings He gives you. Starting with no malice toward others and if possible with His Love… and continue in that guided Spirit until which time He decides you are ready for the transformation from this life of “Time” and Laws to your LIFE OF ETERNITY. (for with HIM all things are possible)