And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.I always admired Joseph's decision-making process in this verse. However, as I've thought about it more recently, there's one thing that confuses me a little. How is Joseph being righteous connected to keeping Mary's honor?
It seems obvious that either he didn't know the source of her pregnancy, or didn't believe her story. Therefore, if he were righteous, wouldn't disclosing her sin have been considered the righteous thing to do? How would keeping the secret of an adulterer, who I believe the Law said should be stoned, not taint him in the eyes of the Law?
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