Boy Jesus
The account Luke gives us of 12 year-old Jesus in the Temple is the only account we have of Jesus as a boy. Slow down and read it again--it is such a human story. Can't you just see Mary and Joseph's growing panic and exasperation when they realize they've left their eldest son behind in Jerusalem?
(By the way, it seems likely that Mary was one of Luke's eyewitness sources. Look at the times Luke tells us that Mary "treasured all these things in her heart." Each of the strange occurrences of Jesus's childhood was remembered by Mary and pondered over years afterward.)
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Because They Were Poor
Luke tells us that Mary and Joseph presented Jesus in the Temple as a newborn and made a sacrifice of 2 birds. Why is this significant? Because as explained in Leviticus 12:6-8, if you can afford it, the appropriate sacrifice after the birth of a firstborn child is a lamb. But, if you can't afford a lamb, then 2 doves or pigeons is acceptable.
What does it mean that when the Savior came, he came to a poor family?
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Christmas Shepherds
Apparently, shepherding was not a reputable occupation at the time of Jesus: shepherds were considered shifty, filthy, and not respectable. Guess who were the first people to be told of the birth of Jesus? Shepherds.
When Jesus shows up, the nobodies are included.
To whom do you need to reach out today?
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