Text: Matthew 1:18-25 | Speaker: Levi Bakerink | Description: At the center of God's plan of redemption is the birth of His eternally begotten Son, of the virgin Mary. Yet, in Matthew's gospel, he tells the story from Joseph's point of view. Joseph receives the news of Mary's pregnancy, and assuming her to have been unfaithful (really, what other conceivable possibility could there be?), he plans to divorce her. That was his plan, but God had a different one. He had planned all of this to fulfill the promise of Immanuel—God with us. Therefore, He tells Joseph to take Mary as his wife and to name this child Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.