"Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7). Then he follows through accordingly as he explained to Jeremiah, "'I am watching over My word to perform it'" (Jer 1:11). God announces his intentions as when Micah prophesied to Bethlehem, "'From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity'" (Mic 5:2) and cites "the time when she who is in labor has borne a child" (:3). When the time came Gabriel was sent to inform Mary (Lk 1:26-38). Gabriel explained "'you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call Him Jesus'" (:30). But God doesn't keep you guessing. The angel explained that this was possible because "'the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you'" (:35) since "nothing will be impossible with God'" (:37). "For that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God'" (:35). God is the father and therefore "'He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High'" (:32). The ultimate purpose is that "'the Lord God will give him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end'" (:33). Time passed and "before [Joseph and Mary] came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit'" (Mt 1:18). Then the angel of the Lord explained everything to Joseph in a dream (Mt 1:20-23). He stated that "'she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins'" (:21). Matthew explains that "all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet" (:22) Isaiah said, "'the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel'" (Isa 7:14). Matthew translates the name as "God with us" (Mt 1:23). Then Joseph "did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son" (:24-25).