Where is Joseph at the cross - that is the question I just asked myself as I've been studying all day. John records that Jesus told the disciple whom he loved (probably John) to look after his mom…and that disciple did by taking her into his home. Therefore, we know Mary was a widow. This question led me to come to the conclusion that Joseph died. Matthew 13:55-57 doesn't mention Joseph, just the fact that Jesus is the carpenter's son, his mother's name is Mary, etc…would be easy to assume then that as of the time period of Matthew 13, Joe was not with us. Some believe that Joseph died some time after Jesus turned 12. Fact of the matter is, at some point between Bethlehem and the cross, Jesus lost his dad.
Makes a guy who also lost his father at 15 look at Hebrews 4:15 in a little different way… 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
Jesus knew the pain of losing an earthly father. Jesus probably knew what it was like to long for his loved one to be with him at the different seasons of his life.
Not sure why this hit me today, but it did. He's a good God.
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