“And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.”
Luke 2:42 KJV
When Jesus turned twelve, his parents took him to Jerusalem to observe the Passover, as was their custom. At the age of twelve, a boy was called by the Jews a “son of the law”. The number twelve in Scripture is linked to God’s perfect administration and our human alignment to it. God’s family of Israel was made up of twelve tribes, the twelve sons of Jacob. Jesus chose twelve apostles. There are twelve months in the yearly cycle. There are twenty four (twelve times two) elders around God’s Throne. Jesus coming into the house of God at age twelve points to the perfect alignment He had with His Father as the Apostle of our faith. Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. Amen!
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