Advent: Thirty Days of Jesus, Day 10- the Boy Jesus at the Temple

By Elizabeth Prata

The Bible is intentionally blank where Jesus’ boyhood is concerned. After His birth, the Bible is silent on what Jesus was doing. We know is he lived in Galilee. We know as a child, not a baby, he was taken by his parents to Egypt, to flee Herod’s rage. And now, this, He is 12 years old and in the Temple.

With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding (Job 12:13).

Further Reading:

The Day Jesus Went AWOL
Second, in this account are recorded the very first words of our Lord Jesus. Naturally, no words were recorded from the birth and infancy of Christ. Many of our Lord’s words were recorded from His later ministry. But the words of our Lord in this text are His first recorded words, and very important words they are indeed.

Twelve-year-old Jesus goes to the Temple
After the host of witnesses to Jesus in Luke 1:5–2:40, Jesus now speaks for himself for the first time. This is the literary climax of Luke’s initial section and shows the sense of mission and self-awareness Jesus possesses. Jesus has a unique relationship to God and a clear sense of his calling, one that transcends his relationship to his earthly parents.

The Son of God at twelve years old
This is the only story in the gospels about Jesus between his infancy and his public ministry as a man. Some have argued that the story is a legend created by the early church to fill in some of the gaps in their knowledge of Jesus’ life. What shall we say to this claim?

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Thirty Days of Jesus Series-

Introduction/Background
Day 1: The Virgin Shall Conceive
Day 2: A Shoot from Jesse
Day 3: God Sent His Son in the fullness of Time
Day 4: Marry her, She Will Bear a Son
Day 5: The Babe Has Arrived!
Day 6: The Glory of Jesus
Day 7: The Magi Seek the Child
Day 8: The Magi Offer Gifts & Worship
Day 9: The Child Grew