Cheryl

Don,
You are right in this evaluation. The interesting thing is that Joseph was not brought to knowledge of what God was doing until after he had decided in his heart that he was going to divorce Mary. This appears to clearly contradict the teaching that the man’s oversight of the woman is necessary regarding decision-making. Joseph had no knowledge of Mary’s decision to allow herself to be the mother of the Messiah and apparently both God and Mary did not see fit to tell him about the angel’s visit to Mary.