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BIBLE DISCUSSION THREAD 185656

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  • Laura Vitola on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    What book of the bible talks about a priest of the temple that was told that he would see the Christ Child Jesus before he died?
  • Ray - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hello friend Laura, you are probably thinking of Simeon who was not a priest but was given the blessing of holding the Beloved Jesus Christ in his arms and he blessed the Father God for being given the sight of the Son of God, the Messiah. Please read Luke 2.25-35
  • Laura Vitola - In Reply - 2 years ago
    Thank you for your time to help me. God bless you.
  • Laura Vitola - In Reply - 2 years ago
    Thank you for your time in helping me. May the Lord bless you and keep you always in His hand.
  • T. Levis - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Luke 2:25-35 however it didn't say he was a priest

    Luke 1, Jesus relatives were Priests, Luke 1:5 both Elizabeth & Zacharias, note Luke 1:16-17, Luke 1:36-37, Luke 1:76,
  • Chris - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Luke 2:25-35. Though we're not told whether he was a priest in the temple - probably not.
  • Jeanie S Laborde - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hi Brother Chris.

    Hope things are well.

    If you look at Exodus 13:2 and 11-16

    This is call First Born Consecrated.

    In Luke they went into a temple and Simon took the Child to presented him to God. So Simon must have been a priest. Only a priest can do offerings and presentions to God.

    If you need more please let me know.

    Happy to help. God bless my friend.
  • Tom Cooper - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hi Jeanie Laborde: The Bible declared Simeon "A Godly man," waiting for the consolation of Israel (Jesus Christ). Simeon, was a just man - bar none. He was filled with the "Holy Ghost," like Elizabeth & Zacharias were the parent of John the Baptist. Simeon, was encouraged by the Holy Spirit, to go to the Temple that day, took Jesus in his arms and recognized the Lord in him.

    Anna, a prophetess, lived in the temple, and she also began to talk of the Child "to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem". This was exactly the same prophecy spoken by Zacharias, the father of John the Baptists". Simeon, could have been considered a priest. But the Bible declared him a Godly and a just man.

    He allowed the Holy Spirit to work in his life. Evidently, the spirit of God was on him and reveal a special purpose for his life. The Spirit moved him so that he was in the right place at the right time.
  • Chris - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Thank you for those references & thoughts Jeanie. I understand the requirement in the Exodus account & when I read the Luke account ( Luke 2:25-35), I seem to see a different picture. I realize that you see Simeon as a priest of the Temple, presenting to God the child Jesus. Why I balk at this is because we're first told that Simeon was a devout man in Jerusalem. Then, by the Spirit, he was led to the Temple to see this Promised One. And here is the difficulty: Joseph & Mary brought the Child to the Temple, to follow the custom of the Law (i.e. consecration). But was Simeon the priest or was there another priest, already serving at the Temple to carry out this duty? When we read the rest of Simeon's action & words, it appears to me that they weren't one of consecration, but of praise to God for allowing him this blessing of seeing the Child. And when Jesus' parents marvelled at Simeon's prophecy, Simeon blessed them (i.e. the parents) & continued with a prophecy.

    I just share the above so that you can see why I have doubts about Simeon's priestly position. He could well have been (as you say), but in my reading, the narrative causes me to doubt that & I just see him as a godly man looking for the Messiah, hoping to have a glimpse of him before he passes on.
  • Tom Cooper - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hi Chris,

    Reading through you comment it appears that you are right concerning Simeon, not being a priest but rather a "Godly man,' waiting to see the consolation of Israel. (Jesus Christ). If you however, read the account of Zacharias prophecy, he prophesied that Jesus will come to save them from their enemies; so as to live the rest of their lives for the glory of God. That his son John, will be the forerunner of the Messiah. It's all in Zacharias prophesy when he regained his speech in the book of Luke Chapter 1. What Zacharias, related to was evidently what Simeon alluded to during his prophesy when he saw Christ, as a child. You are on point. Thanks for your comments.
  • Chris - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Thank you brother Tom - well written.
  • Jeanie Laborde - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hi Chris,

    I understand and can see your point. It makes you also wonder if he could have been and Elder. Thank you for your thoughts.

    Have a bless weekend my friend.
  • GiGi - In Reply on Luke 1 - 2 years ago
    Hello, Laura

    You will find the account of Simeon in Luke 2:25-35



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