What does this text tell us about the humanity of Jesus?

 

Why is it significant that Jesus entered our world as a human person?

 

What is a time when that you had to wait for something, with eager anticipation? How did that time of longing and anticipation affect how you would eventually enjoy and experience what you were waiting for?

 

What does it mean that Simeon has “seen salvation”?

 

Which of Simeon’s words (2:29-35) jumps out at you as particularly significant? Why?

 

How do verses 30-32 speak to God’s plan for redemptive history?

 

What can we learn from Anna? How does she serve as an example for us as Christians?

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