Luke
the physician wrote how Joseph and Mary, “went
to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the
feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the
child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother
knew not of
it. But
they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's
journey; and they sought him among their
kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned
back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after
three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the
doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that
heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers”,
and
in chapter two and verse forty-eight of his book Luke shared how
Mary asked Jesus, “Son,
why have you thus dealt with us?” where
we read:
And
when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him,
Son,
why have you thus dealt with us? behold, your father and I have
sought you sorrowing.
The
verse reads,
“And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto
him, ...” Luke
began with the words,
“and when” or
“at at the time and moment” “they
saw him”
which means “Joseph and Mary observed, discover, noticed and
discerned where Jesus was”, “they
were amazed”
or “Joseph and Mary marveled and were in awe”: “and
his mother”
which refers to “and Jesus' direct female progenitor and ancestor”
“said
unto him”
or “uttered, declared, proclaimed toward and asked Jesus” the
following words. Luke shared
how Joseph and Mary “marveled” when they found Jesus sitting
among the “teachers” of the law in the temple, and His mother,
Mary, asked Him the following question.
The verse continues,
“... Son, why have you thus dealt with us? behold, your father and
I have sought you sorrowing.”
Luke added the word, “Son”
which
refers to “Jesus who was Joseph and Mary's male child”, “why
have you thus dealt with us”
or “for what reason and cause did Jesus execute and do what He did
to them”?
“Behold”
which means “lo, look and consider”, “your
father and I have sought for you”
or “your father, Joseph, and mother, Mary, have searched, looked
for and strove to find Jesus” “sorrowing”
which
means “in intense pain, anguish, distress and torment”. Luke
shared how Mary asked Jesus “why”
He treated them in the manner He did because they had been “looking
for” him with great “distress and anguish” in their hearts.
When
we think through Luke's words in this verse, we learn when and where
Joseph and Mary found Jesus. They “marveled” when they discovered
Jesus among the “teachers” within the “temple”, and
Mary could not help but ask Jesus “why” He did this to
them. Mary revealed she and Joseph's “anguish and torment” as
they looked for Him, and we can imagine their relief when they found
where He was. Jesus was exactly where His Heavenly Father, God,
wanted Him to be, and although people may have “anguish and
torment” as they search for a relationship with God, He is as close
as belief and trust in His Son Jesus who came to the world to save
them from sin that separated them from Him. Those who are wise will
“look for” Jesus, and when they discover He is within the
scriptures, they should yield their lives to the only One who can
“save” and bring to them “everlasting life”.
Next
time Luke shares how Jesus asked Mary, “did
you not know that I must be about my Father's business?”,
so
read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book
“Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the
marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the
Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms
Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County"
in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
