None of the other Israelites in attendance saw anything out of the ordinary. Everyone had the same opportunity to study the prophecies and the scriptures, but only two people saw the truth.
The same is true today. We all have opportunity to learn from God. His word is with us today in the Bible. It is easier to read the Bible to confirm our own interpretations than it is to search it for the truth from God. It is easier still to not read the Bible for ourselves and watch TV, spend time on social media, or anything else that we want to do.
All of us can find salvation in Jesus, but it is an individual action. No one else can learn the truth for you. Somehow God told her that her Messiah was in the temple, and so she approached Jesus and began to thank Him. She knew the baby was her Messiah! It would have been wonderful to have been there and to have listened. Then Anna started telling others about the One she had waited for — her Messiah! Angels appeared, offered praise to God, and shepherds visited a baby — God in human flesh.
Those are great cosmic birthday announcements. The Holy Spirit helped an 84 year old woman know that her Messiah had arrived, and then she told everyone who would listen that her Messiah had come.
Why did God do this? Why did God speak to a group of shepherds, a prophet, and a prophetess? God cared about them. The God of the universe cares about us. He took time and paid special attention to some longing hearts — hearts longing to know the Messiah. Maybe they did not realize that their Messiah was God in the flesh, but they would some day. In the process, God revealed His heart.
He revealed that He loves us. He cares about individuals — men and woman. He loves the poor as well as the rich. God has a compassionate heart. He would not even be interested in meeting the need of a Simeon or Anna in his church. But God is and does! God calls us to honor the aged in Leviticus The visit of the shepherds and the events with Simeon and Anna are not afterthought additions to the events surrounding the birth of Jesus.
Jesus was the God-Messiah. He was not just any normal human baby. Jesus is God who came in human flesh. Jesus is the Christ.
There was no other. There is no other. He is the One! Jesus is the One! Comments or Questions? Sign-up to be notified about future studies? Jeremiah H ave you ever wondered why the Holy Spirit told us about the shepherds at the time of the birth of Jesus?
Was it not enough to tell us that Jesus was born? Yet, the Holy Spirit tells us in Luke 2 that an angel appeared to a group of shepherds. We do not know how many shepherds were present or if they were kind, short, or fat. That was not important. God only wanted us to know that angels had visited the shepherds and that they then visited Jesus. I believe the answer is simple. He wants us to know that the birth of Jesus was a cosmic event. Did angels announce your birth? They sure did not announce my birth.
He was the Savior of the world. No, he said that Jesus was the Savior. God had already planned His death, and it was so certain that one could already say that He was the Savior. The stunning event of the angels and the shepherds was a sign that God was intervening in human history.
God was among us. Naming of Jesus After the shepherds found Jesus, they left and delivered their flocks to Jerusalem and then returned home. The Poor What kind of sacrifice did Joseph and Mary offer at the temple? His mother was also there for her Jewish religious ritual of Purification or Cleansing. Scripture refers to the offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, probably indicating that Mary and Joseph were not wealthy enough to afford a lamb.
Also, the firstborn son had to be redeemed as well. See Numbers
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