First Sunday of Christmas
Lev 12:2 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.
Lev 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Lev 12:4 Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying. She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed.
Lev 12:5 But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days.
Lev 12:6 "And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
And Jesus parents perform the rites and duties a Jewish parent was obligated to observe. Misogny is blatantly apparent in these rubrics.
The most important verses are outside today's OT Lesson:
Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Isa 61:2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
Isa 61:3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
In a nutshell the mission of the Messiah.
We have a Psalm of Praise as in:
Psa 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
The Epistle lesson makes clear this Messiah's mission to free mankind from the oppression of the law.
And Mary and Joseph bring their son to the temple where they meet Simeon and Anna.
Simeon recites the passage long used in worship as the Nunc Dimitis:
Luk 2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
He also issues a caution:
"This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,
Luk 2:35 and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking."
This passage comes as close to any in scripture to documenting Jesus' Childhood which is summed up:
Luk 2:40 The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.
Lev 12:2 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.
Lev 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Lev 12:4 Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying. She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed.
Lev 12:5 But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days.
Lev 12:6 "And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
And Jesus parents perform the rites and duties a Jewish parent was obligated to observe. Misogny is blatantly apparent in these rubrics.
The most important verses are outside today's OT Lesson:
Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Isa 61:2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
Isa 61:3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
In a nutshell the mission of the Messiah.
We have a Psalm of Praise as in:
Psa 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
The Epistle lesson makes clear this Messiah's mission to free mankind from the oppression of the law.
And Mary and Joseph bring their son to the temple where they meet Simeon and Anna.
Simeon recites the passage long used in worship as the Nunc Dimitis:
Luk 2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
He also issues a caution:
"This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,
Luk 2:35 and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking."
This passage comes as close to any in scripture to documenting Jesus' Childhood which is summed up:
Luk 2:40 The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.
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