Reading Luke2 (continued)

Jesus, is the Son of God but He is also the Son of Man
"and the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom" =v.40
Jesus was a child once. i can relate to Him because he was a 19 year old too.
he was a kid once,
he was a teenager once,
his voice changed during his adolescence.
he was there.
what was it like to see Jesus growing up?
what was his favorite food to eat?
who was his best friend growing up?
was were his habbits like? what did he do for fun?
its incredible to think Jesus grew up human.
God didnt just become a man, He started as an infinant. He left the throne room where there serephim (burning with Holy fire) worshiped him day and night, and was born in a barn. and ate pita bread growing up.
thats nuts.
little Jesus as a 8 year old looking at the stars and delighting in his own creation.
what was it like for Mary? or Joseph? or Jesus' brothers?
i liked what Allen said about the gap between birth and 12 years of age the bible leaves out, "perhaps God skipped it just so we could use our imagination to dwell on christ' childhood" (obviously paraphrased)

what also really struck me in this chapter was Jesus' knowledge by age 12. at age 12 he was in the temple "sitting amoung the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers" =46b-47
i picture Jesus asking a Rabbi questions about the law or the prophets and the Rabbi giving his interpretation of it (his yoke), and in response Jesus would expound what he thought and it would transform the Rabbi's understanding of the passage of scripture. Jesus i think was probably taken by surprise on how deeply he knew the word. after all he wrote it. and according to John he is the Word. =this is a side note but it is so special i feel compelled to share it, i heard alex meyers speaking of Jesus being the Word (john 1) and what that meant and it really broadened my understanding of that characteric of him. a word (or speech) is an expression of ones emotions, of ones heart. the bible says whatever is in your heart will come out of your mouth, using words (duh). so Jesus is the Word. he is the expression of God's character and emotions in a human form. but the Word was with God before he came to earth, so he is God's character, emotions and attributes spoken from God's mouth. Jesus and the Father love one another so deeply because the share the same union. Jesus and the Father are one. and Jesus is the Word=
anyways sorry to take that bunny trail.

think about what a blessing this was to the teachers that heard him.
God was so loving towards them.
they heard the interpretation of the scriptures from God himself, what an honor! the Father must have been filled with gladness when he saw the teachers reaction, he loves to express himself and his heart.
and in that 3 day period of time, those Rabbis got to hear God's interpretation of God's word, by the Word himself!
what a blessing!