Why was Mary chosen to be the mother of Jesus?

Answer 1

The Bible simply states that she had found favor with God.

There is a general theological and narrative trajectory in the Scriptures of God's preferential option for the least, the last, and the lost. In Genesis, the stories of Abraham (a wandering nomad...a nobody), Isaac (the second born of Abraham), Jacob (the second born of Isaac), and Joseph (11th of Jacob's sons) reveal a pattern that would have been quite unusual: it was usually the eldest son who received the primary portion of the inheritance, but in these stories the "least" become the greatest. The Old Testament presents a preferential option for the least and those without power as God's modus operandi when it comes to Israel, which, politically speaking, is generally much weaker than the surrounding nations. Consider the story of the Exodus, in which Israel is set free from mighty Egypt, and the accounts of the return from exile in Babylon and Assyria: through these God lifts up Israel, the least of all the nations, as the light for all the nations.

Fast forward to the Christian telling of the birth of Jesus. Quickly after the resurrection of Jesus, Christians, most of whom are Jews, see in their experience of Jesus' death at the hands of Rome a fulfillment of Israel's story. Jesus, a lowly carpenter, is made to triumph over Rome and even death itself by the power of God. Christians came to view Jesus as the ultimate sign that God would bring justice to the poor and oppressed and they identified in his life and teaching the fulfillment of God's promises.

The earliest narratives of Jesus are written in such a way that they highlight this theme of God's preference for the least (see Luke 4:18-19). There is a strong contrast painted by all four gospel writers (Matthew and Luke, in particular) between real power and authority (God's) and the prevailing power and authority of the day (Rome). So, when it comes to the birth of the Savior of the world, the logical vessel of this salvation would be a mighty ruler, a king, or a rich person. But, not so for God. God chooses to work through one of the lowliest people imaginable...an umarried peasant girl from a little off-the-map town in a province that the most powerful empire in the world looked on with great scorn (to further underscore this theme, Luke tells that Jesus was born in a stable and was countenanced by shepherds and foreigners). That's why God chose Mary to bear Jesus. The good news (gospel) and the narrative unity of the story of the people of God would lose its integrity if Jesus had been born as a rich guy.

Answer 2

Some of the answers to this question come from Mary's own description of herself. She says, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me as thou hast said." She does the will of God with total faith. She does not question God's design. Her cousin Elisabeth's husband, the father of John the Baptist questions God's design. He is struck dumb because he will not believe. She does not question how this will affect her relationship with Joseph, who later intended to divorce her as the result of the pregnancy. She does not question what society will think of her. As Joseph said it would " make a public example of her." She would be stoned for adultery. She praises God. She says in the Magnificat, "My soul doth magnify the Lord." She is happy to be chosen to do this. She continues to say, "My spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Saviour." She is humble. She says the Lord, "hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden."

Her lineage, no doubt had a part in her being chosen. Jesus was to be born where He could interact with the right persons to execute His design. Mary's younger sister was Salome, the mother of apostles James the greater and John, the apostle whom Jesus loved. Mary's cousin Elisabeth was the mother of John the Baptist. This group of women were all from the same descendants. Because Jesus was born to Mary, Jesus could come in contact with the two apostles and John the Baptist. Mary understands that God is to be carried on through all generations. She preserves the traditions of God, demonstrated in the Magnificat when she says,"all generations shall call me blessed" and "His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation." Mary understands and is in accord with the ways of the Lord. In the Magnificat she says, "He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich He hath sent empty away."

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Catholic AnswerOur Blessed Lady was chosen to be the Mother of God because He loved her. We are all creatures of God, it is not up to us to question Him, but to love Him and accept all that He does for our salvation.

Answer 3

Basically two things: according to Old Testament prophesy, a Savior would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), and her husband would be from the lineage of King David (Luke 1:27). Other than that, she was an ordinary girl.

Answer 4

God is God, and we as His creators can no more understand why God decides to do things the way that He does, than a one cell virus can understand why you decide to marry your spouse. The only things that we can understand from God are those things that He has chosen to reveal to us, and we know that God loves who He will, and choses who He will for His own reasons.

This should never make any of us feel shorted, because He chooses to give each one everything that He needs to be saved, but He loved the Blessed Virgin Mary above all who have ever lived, and she loved Him better than any human being before or since. She is His mother, and that love is very special and very strong. And she never sinned even in least her entire life, and from the cross He gave her to all of us (through St. John) as our mother, and she continues to give birth to Christ in each one of us.

So we, in imitation of Our Blessed Savior, love her above all other human creatures, and turn to her in all our needs, knowing that Her Son always listens to her petitions, just as the King always listened to the Queen Mother in ancient Israel.

Answer 5

God found her the most worthy of all women on earth.

Answer 6

Because Mary always obeyed God & kept His Word in her Heart.

Answer 7

Because, Mary was pure and holy and she had the faith, and you would know this by getting a bible and reading it in the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Answer 8

Only God can answer that question but he had set Mary aside long before the creation of the universe to carry out that very special task.

Answer 9

Because she always did the Will Of the Heavenly Father, & she always heard the Word Of God, & kept it in her Heart.

Answer 10

Catholic Answer Because He loved her above any other woman ever created; and He loved us enough to give her to us as our mother.