I. The Word: Luke 2

21On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

22When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”^b ), 24and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”^c

II. Reflection Questions:

1. Who named Jesus and why is that even worth thinking about? What does His name mean?

2. Is it significant to you that Jesus and His family kept the Law of Moses? Do we have to? Should we? How could we? Why would we, or why would we not?

3. Look at verse 23, why is every firstborn to be set apart for the Lord? Set apart for what?

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