Luke 2:43

"When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast;"

Key Reflection

In first-century Judaism, families traveled to Jerusalem for significant feasts like Passover, where they participated in rituals and worship at the temple. When Luke wrote this account of Jesus as a twelve-year-old boy joining his parents on one of these pilgrimages, he highlighted Jesus' early commitment to religious observance and foreshadowed His future role as the central figure in God's redemptive plan.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 43. Had fulfilled the days. The days of the Passover. These were eight days in all--one day for killing the paschal lamb, and seven days for the observance of the feast of unleavened bread, Ex 12:15; Le 23:5,6. __________________________________________________________________

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