Righteousness & Compassion

It’s quite likely that Joseph’s peers would rather have Joseph expose such an adulteress in however way he could here. But Joseph resolves to divorce Mary quietly. This righteousness honed in and directed by compassion and mercy... we just think about the babe in Mary’s womb when He grows up and gives His Sermon on the Mount, what does Jesus say? Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.