The Childhood of Jesus
During the time of the Passover in Israel, it was important
for Jews to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover
feast and make a sacrifice at the Temple. The Bible reveals
that Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem for the Passover
every year, and this time Jesus was 12 years old. The
journey to Jerusalem was a very long and difficult journey
and many families traveled in a caravan. On their way back
to Nazareth, Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus for a
whole day. When they realized that they would not find him
they went back to Jerusalem, and they found him in the
Temple at the place of the discussions with the doctors of
the law. Everyone was astonished at the knowledge of the
young boy.
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The Temple in Jerusalem was an architectural wonder, having
been built by Herod the Great, one of the greatest
architects of the ancient world. The Jews referred to it as
the "Second Temple" because the Babylonians destroyed the
First Temple in 586 BC. The location of the Temple was very
significant, the holy of holies rested upon the exact place
where David bought the threshing floor of Auranah.
Throughout Jewish history the High-priest would enter the
holy of holies once per year on Yom Kippur and sprinkle the
sacrificial blood between the cherubim upon the mercy seat,
which was the lid on the Ark of the Covenant, and inside of
it was the law of God. The presence of the Lord was called
the "Shekinah" and the glory would fill the Temple. The
Lord referred to the Temple as His "dwelling place".
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The Bible reveals that Joseph took his family to Galilee in
northern Israel, to a city called Nazareth. This city would
become the home of Jesus throughout His early years growing
up. One could stand on a hillside in Nazareth and see many
of the historical landmarks, or a major highway of many
travelers passing by. Nazareth means "branch" and is
reminiscent of Jesus` lineage, a "branch" of king David.
Nazareth was a part of the tribe of Zebulun and the prophet
Isaiah foretold that the light of the messiah would dawn in
this area first.
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The Bible reveals that Jesus grew up full of the Spirit of
God and wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. It is
important to understand that Jesus had to grow as a
physical man in stature, and also had to grow up and learn
the world around Him as any other man, but He was full of
the Holy Spirit and learned wisdom in everything directly
from God.
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After the Magi had departed the Angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Jesus and his
mother into the land of Egypt until He sent word that it
would be safe to return. He warned that Herod would try to
find the child to murder him. Joseph obeyed the Lord and
took Jesus and his mother by night and departed for the
land of Egypt. This event was foretold by the prophets.
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When Herod learned that he was betrayed by the Magi and
that Jesus might have escaped he went into an outrage and
ordered the murder of all male children in Bethlehem and
along the coast. The coast would have been the most obvious
route out of the land. This event was foretold by the
prophets.
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When King Herod the Great had died an angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream in Egypt and told him to go
back to the land of Israel because all those who sought to
kill Jesus were dead. Joseph obeyed the Lord and they began
the journey back to Israel.
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Joseph was apparently contemplating where to bring Jesus,
and when he learned that Archelaus was ruling in Judea he
decided to go in another direction, after being warned by
God in another dream.
Link: https://bible-history.com/new-testament/...
After the Magi had departed the Angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Jesus and his
mother into the land of Egypt until He sent word that it
would be safe to return. He warned that Herod would try to
find the child to murder him. Joseph obeyed the Lord and
took Jesus and his mother by night and departed for the
land of Egypt. This event was foretold by the prophets.
Link: https://bible-history.com/new-testament/...
