Luke 2:21-40
Key Verse 2:30 “For my eyes have seen your salvation.”
1. What are three rituals that the Law required in this passage? (21-24) What are their meanings? (Genesis 17:1-4; Leviticus 12:1-6; Exodus 13:12-13)
2. What does the offering of Joseph and Mary reveal about their family? (24; Leviticus 12:8; cf. 2 Corinthians 8:9)
3. Who was Simeon and what kind of faith and hope did he have? (25-28)
4. What does Simeon mean by “My eyes have seen your salvation”? (30) What does it mean that Jesus is a light to the Gentiles? (32; cf. Isaiah 49:6) Glory to Israel? What does it mean that he will cause the falling and rising of many? (34-35; See Luke 20:17,18) That a sword will pierce Mary’s soul?
5. Who was Anna and how did she overcome her sorrowful situation? How can we have peace and hope as we go forward to the new year?