Vs. 13-14 The emperor at the time of Jesus’ birth was Augustus who was praised for bringing ‘worldwide’ peace. How long did it last? While Augustus had choirs that would sing his praise, the angels sang the praises of Jesus who brought a peace that I am still enjoying today.
Vs. 42 Jesus was twelve which would have been one year before he officially became an adult Israelite and accepted responsibility for fulfilling the law (although bar mitzvah ceremony was not in existence yet, the practice seems to have already started). Perhaps the emphasis is that he was still considered a boy.
Our class last Sunday emphasized the ‘losing God’s Son’ part of the story. I liked Abby’s comment about Mary was not so much losing God’s Son as she was losing “my son”. While it was common for family and neighbors to travel together for safety and to watch out for everybody’s children, I never really thought about Joseph and Mary having younger children to watch. Jesus was the oldest and probably at times responsible for his brothers and sisters (Matt 13:55-56 James, Joseph, Simon, Judas, and sisters).
How about you? What do you see in God’s Word today?
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There are a couple of things I saw today in reading God's Word. One in Luke 2. What would it be like to live a life of "prayerful expectancy" (Luke 2:25 Message) like Simeon? Do I (Jared) have this type of expectancy in prayer... and for that matter patience? I can imagine Simeon having to wait years (probably decades) to see the Messiah. I am also amazed by Anna who never left God's temple. Can you imagine that at Church? Second thought is in 2 Samuel Chapter 24. David takes a census of Israel. God gives him three options for punishment. I don't know what I would have chosen but I definitely would not have chosen the epidemic for the reasons David did. It is a good read and makes you think about David and his leadership. His leadership is God directed leadership. How can we lead like that?
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