01.02. Luke 2

Read Luke 2:1-7. (Luke 2:1) Who decreed that a census be taken of the entire Roman world?

Read Luke 2:3. What did the Roman census require of everyone?

Read Luke 2:5. What was Joseph and Mary’s marital status at the time of Jesus’ birth?

Read Luke 2:5. Why was travel especially difficult for Mary?

Read Luke 2:7. What were the conditions in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born?

Read Luke 2:8-20. (Luke 2:9) How did the shepherds react when they saw the angel?

Read Luke 2:10. To whom did the angel address his good news?

Read Luke 2:10; Luke 2:12. What message did the angel tell the shepherds?

Read Luke 2:11. Who did the angel say the newborn child really was?

Read Luke 2:12. By what symbol or sign were the shepherds supposed to identify the Christ child?

Read Luke 2:15. What was the immediate reaction of the shepherds after the angels left?

Read Luke 2:21-40. (Luke 2:22-23) Why did Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the temple?

Read Luke 2:25-32. How did Luke describe the man named Simeon?

Read Luke 2:26-29. What special significance did Christ’s arrival have for Simeon?

Read Luke 2:32. How did Simeon’s prophecy point out that Christ would be the Savior for the world?

Read Luke 2:34-35. What did Simeon say to Mary?

Read Luke 2:38. What was Anna’s response to finding Mary, Joseph, and the     Christ child in the temple?

Read Luke 2:40. What character qualities were apparent in Jesus during His childhood?

In what different ways did Anna and Simeon each receive the Christ child?

Read Luke 2:41-52. (Luke 2:43-44) How did Jesus get left behind in Jerusalem?

Read Luke 2:46. What was Jesus doing during the three days that he was on His own?

Read Luke 2:51. After replying to His parents, what did Jesus do?

How does this story illustrate the tension Jesus may have felt between     obedience to his Father and obedience to His earthly parents?