Lesson 13

            JESUS VISITS JERUSALEM AT AGE TWELVE
                            Luke 2:40-52

 1. Though Jesus was Deity, what else do we learn about his nature?

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 2. What was the purpose of the "Feast of the Passover"? __________

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 3. What was Jesus' age on this trip to Jerusalem? ________________

 4. Is it suggested here that Jesus had been going to Jerusalem

    every year with Joseph and Mary? ______________________________

 5. Did Jesus attend the "Rabbinical Schools" in Jerusalem? _______

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 6. Did Jesus know how to write? __________________________________

 7. What would be the minimum number of days that they would spend

    in Jerusalem? _________________________________________________

 8. How does Luke describe Jesus at this stage? ___________________

 9. How far had Joseph and Mary travelled before missing Jesus? ___

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10. Do we get some idea as to how the Jews travelled to and from

    the feasts in those days? _____________________________________

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11. Do you think Joseph and Mary were negligent concerning the boy?

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12. Explain "after three days." ___________________________________

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13. Where did they find Jesus? ____________________________________

14. What was Jesus doing when they found him? _____________________

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15. What kind of "doctors" (KJV) were these? ______________________

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16. What effect did His "understanding and answers" have upon those

    who heard Him? ________________________________________________

17. Does Mary's question suggest any rebuke? ______________________

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18. Does Jesus now seem to reject Joseph as His real father? ______

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19. Do we have any record of Jesus speaking before this event? ____

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20. What is meant by His Father's "business"? _____________________

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21. Was this the only time that people did not understand His

    sayings? ______________________________________________________

22. What excellent example does Jesus set forth for children here?

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23. Describe three ways in which Jesus developed.

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