Mary and Joseph, and the baby (brephos) as He lay in the manger – Luke 2:16 (NASB)
Between vv.38-39 is a ________________ (Matthew 2)
As Matthew 2 begins Jesus is about ______________ old
(vv.1-3)
(v.3) Troubled (NAS) Disturbed (NIV) tarasso: To strike one’s spirit with fear and dread (OTESD)
The Magi were the ____________________
Magi-a magus; the name given by the Babylonians (Chaldaeans), Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, augurs, soothsayers, sorcerers etc. (Thayer’s)
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. – Revelation 9:1-2 (NASB95}
Mary and Joseph are ____________________ (v.11)
Child: paidion – a young child, a little boy, a little girl (Thayer’s)
The Gifts acknowledge who Jesus is:
Gold: _________________
Frankincense: _______________
Myrrh: ________________
Treasure: thesauros – wealth (Strong’s)
Here God speaks to those who _________________ Him
for ________________ is (v.12)
(vv.13-14)
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man – Matthew 1:19 (NASB95)
In this case we notice God speaks for _____________
God speaks to those who will _____________ He says
God spoke to give the _______________
Acting on what God says will mean _______________ of what is known and stepping into the ______________
God’s _______________ usually involves leaving our _________________
…but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. – Matthew 1:25 (NASB95)
“Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? “And His sisters, are they not all with us? – Matthew 13:55-56 (NASB95)
Traveling to Egypt is about ________________ (Alexandria)
Joseph and Mary have been away ___________ (v.23)
Back to Luke 2:39
Jesus was blowing their minds (v.47)
Amazed: existēmi – to put out of wits, i.e., astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane – amaze, be (make) astonished, be beside self (selves) (OTESD)
First recorded words of Jesus:
And He said to them, “Why [is it] that you were seeking Me? Did you not know that it is necessary for Me to be in the things of My Father?” – Luke 2:49 (LSV)
Jesus’ response wasn’t disrespectful, He’s just perplexed
He “grew in wisdom.” (v.52) Omniscience cannot grow!