Luke 2:40-52

An Incident in Jesus-' Boyhood. The lad grows in body and mind and is blessed by God. When He is twelve years old He accompanies His parents to the Passover at Jerusalem, and when the week's Feast is over, remains behind unknown to them. They return to seek Him, and after a long search find Him in one of the Temple porticos joining intelligently in the discussions of the scribes. He goes home and Uves obediently with them, and continues His allround development (cf. Luke 2:40, also Luke 1:80; 1 Samuel 2:26).

Luke 2:42. Like Samuel's parents, those of Jesus go to the central shrine once instead of three times (Deuteronomy 16:16) a year. There is a close parallel in the story of Buddha.

Luke 2:48; Luke 2:50. The astonishment and obtuseness hardly consort with the earlier narratives of the annunciation and birth. The rebuke to Mary takes the place in Lk. of Mark 3:33.

Luke 2:49. in my Father's house. RV is preferable to AV. Jesus is now conscious of God as His Father, not as against Joseph, but apparently because He was Messiah.