Gossip is not the mark of a righteous man or woman. If Joseph had started complaining to others
about Mary’s problem, he would have disgraced her. In Proverbs we discover that gossip is the revealing
of negative secrets,
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do not associate with a gossip.
(NASB) Prov. 20:19
That is, when we reveal a damaging secret, we have gossiped. It does not matter what our motive might be.
Some individuals do not know when they are gossiping, because gossip has become so common our lives. That is
who they are. Those who associate with gossips become like them. Gossips are not trustworthy people. No one
should confide anything to them.
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a
matter. (NASB) Prov. 11:13
The Holy Spirit lists gossip as a sin in 2 Cor. 12:20. Joseph was not a gossip!
The Decision. Apparently, Joseph had been thinking about this decision for awhile
and was ready to put her away when God spoke to him in a dream though an angel.
But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream,
saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived
in her is of the Holy Spirit." (NASB) Matt. 1:20
God has often spoken to men in dreams: Joseph (Gen. 37:5), Solomon (1 Kings 3:5), Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 2:3),
and Daniel (Dan. 7:1). God has spoken to those who believe in Him and to those who have not believed in Him.
Some of the unbelievers have been Nebuchadnezzar and the magi (Matt. 2:12). In Deuteronomy God indicates that
He does speak to His prophets in dreams.
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