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After Jesus is circumcised, the next thing we see is Mary and Joseph traveling to the Temple in Jerusalem (Lk 2:22-24). They do so for two reasons: (#1.) To “consecrate Jesus (as firstborn) to the Lord” (as required by Old Testament law: Ex 13:2,12-15, Ex 22:29, Ex 34:19, Num 18:15-16).
- Jesus Is Circumcised
- Presented to God
- Back to Bethlehem
- Mass Murder
- Return to Bethlehem?
- A Long Journey
Jesus' birth, which occurs on or around the Feast of Trumpets (September 2 in 5 B.C.) fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. Joseph, on the eighth day after Mary gives birth, takes the family to Jerusalem so that the Lord can be circumcised according to the law of God (Luke 2:21).
Forty days after Jesus is born, fulfilling the purification requirement of Leviticus 12, Mary and Joseph travel to Jerusalem's temple to present him before God. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. It is during their visit that a priest named Simeon prophesied about Jesus' mi...
In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). The wise men (Magi) from the East, guided by a star (an angel), arrive to worship the King of Kings with Mary in attendance. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). He is informed of this because Herod the Great will soon issu...
Herod's cruel actions fulfill a prophecy regarding the slaughter of innocent children (Jeremiah 31:15). Their journey from Bethlehem to what is Egyptian-controlled territory (which was outside the jurisdiction of Herod) was at least 65 kilometers (40 miles). After Herod dies in early 4 B.C., Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him it is safe to...
However, as Mary and Joseph approach Judea, it is discovered that Herod Archelaus, the eldest surviving son of Herod the Great, is the new ruler of the area. Like his father, Archelaus rules with tyranny and cruelty. John Gills' Exposition of the Bible states that one time he sent his entire army into Jerusalem's temple, at Passover, in order to ki...
The travels of Mary and Joseph from Egyptian territory all the way north to Nazareth is a journey of more than 140 miles (225 kilometers, see Luke 2:39 - 40)! Jesus spends his childhood and young adult years living in Nazareth (which fulfills the prophecy stated in Matthew 2:23). After the death of his step-father sometime between his 12th and 30th...
May 10, 2018 · (John 19:26-27) Most scripture scholars agree with a tradition that the “beloved disciple” was St. John the Evangelist. Jerusalem. Initially, it appears that John took care of her in...
After Mary's death he went with some six others back to Jerusalem and suffered a martyr's death. [192] The man who denounced him was converted, was baptized by him, and beheaded with him. Jude Thaddeus and Simon were in Persia when the summons reached them.
Why does Luke 2:22-24 say, 'And when the days of THEIR [emphasis added] purification according to the law of Moses were completed,' Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord?
Feb 3, 2020 · 39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. - Luke 2:39. Assuming the Holy Family left the next day journey from Jerusalem to Nazareth would have taken anywhere from 4 to 7 days depending on variables.
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Oct 9, 2019 · Why did Joseph and Mary take one day's time to realize that Jesus had been left behind at the Temple? As they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
