Why in the middle of the Luke devotional series are we reading this ancient text from Exodus? As Pastor Brad and I were discussing this very same question, we realized that it explains why Jesus was in Jerusalem during this week's Luke texts. The Exodus scripture tells us the history of the first Passover, which commemorated the "passing over" of the Jewish infants while other infants were sacrificed. Each year, Jews were commanded to return to Jerusalem to re-tell the story, passing on the information from generation to generation, sharing and remembering why they were the people of God. Is this text and the explanation it offers helpful to you as you study the scriptures from Luke?
Pastor Paul
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To expand on that, because of the Exodus, every first born son belonged to God. Customarily, the father redeemed the son from religious service, by ceremonially buying him back from a Kohen (or priest). But, as we read in the encounter with Simeon, Mary and Joseph give no money to him. The sacrifice of birds was for Mary's purification. This means Jesus left the temple as a baby still belonging to God.
I think Jesus statement "I am the Door" means not just the way into God's preccence, but the doorposts of the Exodus.
I loved your thoughts on the purification ritual. Tell me some ore about the doorpost image in your comment.
Paul
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