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Joseph’s Dream

New Testament · Book of matthew

Joseph’s Dream

  • Ages 5–10
  • 15pages
  • Matthew 1:18-25

$9.99USD

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About this story

Joseph is a carpenter in Nazareth, engaged to marry Mary. Then he learns she is going to have a baby, and he knows it isn't his. He is a kind man, so he decides to end the engagement quietly instead of shaming her. It is the saddest night of his life. But while he sleeps, an angel speaks to him in a dream: "Don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife. The child is from the Holy Spirit. You will name him Jesus, because he will save his people." Joseph wakes up and does exactly what God asked. This story shows kids what trust looks like: listening to God and doing the brave, loving thing even before everything makes sense.

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Meet the cast

The characters in Joseph’s Dream. Tap any face to read more.

Joseph the Carpenter portrait

Joseph the Carpenter

carpenter of Nazareth

Mary portrait

Mary

young woman of Nazareth

Angel of the Lord portrait

Angel of the Lord

angel in a dream

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The places that anchor Joseph’s Dream. Tap any tile to see every Bible Heroes storybook set in that place.

Joseph’s Carpenter Workshop

Joseph’s Carpenter Workshop

A small workshop in the Galilean village of Nazareth, set among limestone homes on rolling hills. An open shutter looks toward terraced slopes and the village wadi.

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Nazareth Village Lanes

Nazareth Village Lanes

Hard-packed lanes wind between the small homes of Nazareth in Galilee. Rolling terraced hills, olive groves, and a shallow wadi surround the village.

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Mary’s Doorway

Mary’s Doorway

A modest home stands along a hard-packed Nazareth lane beneath the Galilean hills. Its doorway faces the village path and nearby terraced olive slopes.

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