They Were Looking for Him

Now his parents 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 when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.-Luke 2:41-52***The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal only a brief account of the life of Mary and the life of Joseph before Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit in Mary's womb when Mary was a virgin. Joseph and Mary were Israelites from

Nazareth  in Galilee, descended from Adam and Eve, their son Seth, Seth's great-great-great-grandson Enoch, Enoch's great-grandson Noah the ark builder, Noah's son Shem, Shem's son Arphaxad, Arphaxad's great-great-great-great-great-grandson Terah, Terah's children Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), their son Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel).

Judah was the 4th son born to Jacob and his 1st wife Leah. Before Jesus, the Word, was in Mary's womb, Jesus was with his Father, the Lord God in heaven. The Lord God created Adam, the 1st man. The 

Lord God formed Adam from the dust of the ground, and the Lord God made Adam's wife Eve, the mother of all living, after taking a part out of Adam. On the 8th day after Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judea, into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph, a craftsman, when Mary was a virgin, Jesus was circumcised, according to the covenant of circumcision that the Lord God gave Abraham. At least 40 days after Jesus was born, Joseph, Mary and Jesus were in Jerusalem, Judea, and fulfilled the laws that the Lord God gave Moses for the Israelites. Sometime thereafter, Joseph, Mary and Jesus lived for a brief while in Egypt, according to instructions Joseph heard from an angel of the Lord. After King Herod the Great was dead, Joseph heard instructions from an angel of the Lord, and Joseph, Mary and Jesus returned to live among the Israelites. After Joseph received another divine warning, Joseph, Mary and Jesus lived in Nazareth, and other children lived in the household. During the 12th year after Jesus was born, Joseph, Mary and Jesus journeyed to Jerusalem for the annual Passover commemoration.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26, 1 John

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