Simon the Elder and Prophetess Anna

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Simon the Elder and Prophetess Anna

Objective

Gods humbleness

Memory Verse

Behold, a virgin shall be with a child, and bear a son, and they shall call His nameEmmanuel (Matthew 1!"#

References

Matthew 1

$u%e 1,!

Introduction

&esus was born in a humble manger to com'ort the oor Blessed are the oor in sirit,

'or theirs is the %ingdom o' heaven

Lesson Outlines

&oseh and Mary went to Bethlehem because a decree was sent out 'or all citi)ens to register

themselves 'or the census* Everyone went to register himsel', each to his own town* +he time 'or

hrist to be born drew near* +hey searched 'or a lace to dwell in but they could not 'ind any lace*Mary gave birth to her 'irst son, wraed him in cloths and laid him in a manger* +here was no

room 'or them to stay in the inn*

-here was hrist born.

-hy hasnt he born in a house.

/ome sheherds were sending the night in the 'ields ta%ing care o' their 'loc%s* 0n angel o' the

$ord aeared to them, and the glory o' the $ord shone over them* +hey were terribly a'raid, but

the angel said to them o not be a'raid, 'or behold, 2 bring you good tidings o' great 3oy whichwill be to all eole* 4or there is born to you this day in the city o' avid a /avior, who is hrist

the $ord* 0nd this will be the sign to you 5ou will 'ind a Babe wraed in swaddling cloths, lying

in a manger* 0nd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude o' the heavenly host raising Godand saying Glory to God in the highest, and on earth eace, goodwill toward men6 ($u%e !178

19#* +he /heherds were hay to hear the good news o' the /aviors birth and went to the mangerto see the newborn baby* $et us reeat the angels song o' raise together Glory to God***

:rohets o' old rohesied o' the coming o' the $ord &esus to the world* +here were two sincere

eole waiting imatiently 'or Him to come* +hose eole were /imon the Elder, who was ious

and righteous and the old :rohetess 0nna who never le't the temle; day and night she worshiedGod, 'asting and raying* /imon was a good riest who always went to the temle and read the

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die until you see the truth o' this verse* /imon waited and waited a wee% a'ter a wee%, and a year

a'ter a year till he became very old* He was about !=7 years o' age* +hat is why he was called theElder* ativity to the sheherds.

Mention the 0ngels song*

-hy did &oseh and the ?irgin go to the +emle.

-hen did they go to the temle.

-hat was /imon the Elder doing in the +emle.

-hat was the $ords romise to him when he did not believe the scriture.

-hy was /imon called the Elder.

-hat did /imon the Elder say when he too% the child in his arms.

Conclusion

+he $ord &esus hrist desired to correct the mista%es that revailed among human

beings* +here'ore, He came to us and brought us a model to 'ollow*

Applications

+he children write the revious @uestions in their noteboo%s and answer them* 0lways bear in mind that your aim is to introduce hrist to the children clearly so that

they may %now Him and have a true %nowledge o' Him* +he baby hrist here blessesthe babies*** +he child hrist blesses the children* He is always with them and they must

be always with Him*

0ct some scenes to show the 3oy in heaven (angels# and the leasure on earth

(/heherd# when the /avior was born*

+he children should ma%e a >ativity avern under the /ervants suervision* +his is a

good idea and the children li%e it; it clari'ies the notion o' >ativity to them* Encouragethem to bring the arts o' the >ativity avern (o' the >ativity +ree# small statues o'

shee, sheherds, a babe, a manger, straw, candles, ieces o' colored aer, etc* and givedue concern to how the angels aear in the cavern*

+he children could act a simle lay about the virgins, the child &esus and &oseh when

they went into the +emle and when they met /imon the Elder*

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Luke 2

1 0nd it came to ass in those days that a decree went out 'rom aesar 0ugustus that all the world

should be registered*

! +his census 'irst too% lace while Auirinius was governing /yria*

" /o all went to be registered, everyone to his own city*

9 &oseh also went u 'rom Galilee, out o' the city o' >a)areth, into &udea, to the city o' avid,

which is called Bethlehem, because he was o' the house and lineage o' avid,

= to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wi'e, who was with child*

/o it was, that while they were there, the days were comleted 'or her to be delivered*

C 0nd she brought 'orth her 'irstborn /on, and wraed Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in

a manger, because there was no room 'or them in the inn*

D >ow there were in the same country sheherds living out in the 'ields, %eeing watch over their

'loc% by night*

0nd behold, an angel o' the $ord stood be'ore them, and the glory o' the $ord shone aroundthem, and they were greatly a'raid*

17 +hen the angel said to them, Fo not be a'raid, 'or behold, 2 bring you good tidings o' great 3oy

which will be to all eole*

11 F4or there is born to you this day in the city o' avid a /avior, who is hrist the $ord*

1! F0nd this will be the sign to you 5ou will 'ind a Babe wraed in swaddling cloths, lying in a

manger*F

1" 0nd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude o' the heavenly host raising God and

saying

19 FGlory to God in the highest, 0nd on earth eace, goodwill toward men6F

1= /o it was, when the angels had gone away 'rom them into heaven, that the sheherds said to oneanother, F$et us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to ass, which the $ord

has made %nown to us*F

1 0nd they came with haste and 'ound Mary and &oseh, and the Babe lying in a manger*

1C >ow when they had seen Him, they made widely %nown the saying which was told them

concerning this hild*

1D 0nd all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the sheherds*

1 But Mary %et all these things and ondered them in her heart*

!7 +hen the sheherds returned, glori'ying and raising God 'or all the things that they had heard

and seen, as it was told them* 9!

!! >ow when the days o' her uri'ication according to the law o' Moses were comleted, they

brought Him to &erusalem to resent Him to the $ord

!" (as it is written in the law o' the $ord, FEvery male who oens the womb shall be called holy to

the $ordF#,

!9 and to o''er a sacri'ice according to what is said in the law o' the $ord, F0 air o' turtledoves or

two young igeons*F

!= 0nd behold, there was a man in &erusalem whose name was /imeon, and this man was 3ust anddevout, waiting 'or the onsolation o' 2srael, and the Holy /irit was uon him*

! 0nd it had been revealed to him by the Holy /irit that he would not see death be'ore he had

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seen the $ords hrist*

!C /o he came by the /irit into the temle* 0nd when the arents brought in the hild &esus, to do

'or Him according to the custom o' the law,

!D he too% Him u in his arms and blessed God and said

! F$ord, now 5ou are letting 5our servant deart in eace, 0ccording to 5our word;

"7 4or my eyes have seen 5our salvation"1 -hich 5ou have reared be'ore the 'ace o' all eoles,

"! 0 light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, 0nd the glory o' 5our eole 2srael*F

"" 0nd &oseh and His mother marveled at those things which were so%en o' Him*

"9 +hen /imeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, FBehold, this hild is destined 'or the

'all and rising o' many in 2srael, and 'or a sign which will be so%en against

"= F(yes, a sword will ierce through your own soul also#, that the thoughts o' many hearts may be

revealed*F

" >ow there was one, 0nna, a rohetess, the daughter o' :hanuel, o' the tribe o' 0sher* /he waso' a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years 'rom her virginity;

"C and this woman was a widow o' about eighty8'our years, who did not deart 'rom the temle,

but served God with 'astings and rayers night and day*

"D 0nd coming in that instant she gave than%s to the $ord, and so%e o' Him to all those wholoo%ed 'or redemtion in &erusalem*

" /o when they had er'ormed all things according to the law o' the $ord, they returned to

Galilee, to their own city, >a)areth*

97 0nd the hild grew and became strong in sirit, 'illed with wisdom; and the grace o' God wasuon Him*

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The Birth of Jesus Christ

Reference: $u%e !18!7 and Matthew 11D8!=, !181!

Golden Verse:

FGlory to God in the highest, and on earth eace, goodwill toward men6F $u%e !19 F0nd the -ord became 'lesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as

o' the only begotten o' the 4ather, 'ull o' grace and truth*F &ohn 119

Lesson Goals:

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/ulemental >otes


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/o, an angel o' the $ord aeared to him and con'irmed that he would not die until he sees this

?irgins /on* (4r* +adros Malaty#

* /imeon means him who hears, or the obedient one; he reresents the 'aith'ul, obedient&ews who, 'or a long time, awaited the 'ul'illment o' the rohecies* (4r* +adros Malaty#

17* /imeon %new that no one could release a man 'rom the rison o' the body with hoe o' li'e tocome, ecet the anointed ow let 5ourservant deart in eace, < $ord, because my eyes have seen 5our /alvation* +here'ore let us

sub3ect ourselves to God, because 'rom Him is salvation* 4or He is my God and my /avior

He is my rotector, 2 shall be moved no more* (:s* 1"# +he /on, who is 'rom God, is our

God* He Himsel' is also /avior o' the human race, who suorts our wea%ness, who correctsthe disturbance that srings u in our souls 'rom temtations* (/t* Basil the Great#

1* +he mystery o' hrist has been reared even be'ore the very 'oundation o' the world but was

mani'ested in the last ages o' time* 2t became a light 'or those who in dar%ness and error had'allen under the devils hand* hrist there'ore became the Gentiles light o' revelation, but also

the glory o' 2srael* hrist is the glory o' 2srael, 'or He came out o' 2srael according to the 'lesh,

though He is God over all, and blessed 'or evermore, 0men* (/t* yril o' 0leandria#

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1C* He NhristO is set 'or the 'all o' the unbelieving &ews, but 'or the resurrection o' the believing

Gentiles* 0nd 'or a sign that is so%en against* +he cross is a sign that is so%en against*-hy. Because many who did not believe denied Him at the cross* +hey ridiculed it both by

deeds and words* (0mhilochius#

1D* /imeon rohesied about the role o' &esus hrist as a righteous, true &udge in the rise and 'all

o' many* He rewards those who are righteous and those who are evil, giving everyoneaccording to his wor%s, whether it be torment or li'e* (/t* 0mbrose#

1* 2n every erson there is what is wea% and what is strong, since a erson can be wea% in body

but strong in sirit; 'or when 2 am wea%, then am 2 strong* (! or 1!17# $et every evil in us

'all so that what is good may 'ind a chance to rise* (/t* Basil the Great#

!7* +he rise and 'all o' many oints to the 'all o' what is evil in our lives and the rise o' the

Iingdom o' God within us* &esus hrist wor%s in us to destroy the old man in order to raise the

new man* (4r* +adros Malaty#

!1* oncerning the sign thats so%en against, the wise /t* :aul says, 4or the message o' the crossis 'oolishness to those who are erishing, but to us who are being saved it is the ower o' God*

(2 or 11D# /o, you can see that the sign o' the cross is 'oolishness to some eole, but to

others it is mercy and li'e* (/t* yril the Great#

!!* +he ?irgin is a mother* +his is a sign that is so%en against* He came down 'rom heaven; Herose 'rom the dead* +hese are also a sign that is so%en against* Even the 'act that the mouths

o' the rohets 'oretold Him is a sign that is so%en against* 4or unbelievers, all things that are

written about Him are a sign that is so%en against* (


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!C* +hat the thoughts o' many hearts may be revealed means that a'ter the scandal which

haened at the cross o' hrist to both the disciles and to /t* Mary hersel', some swi't healingwill 'ollow 'rom the $ord, con'irming their hearts in their 'aith in Him* (/t* Basil the Great#

!D* Because it was necessary that women too should be saved, a'ter /imeon there came a woman

who was a rohet* How beauti'ul the order is6 +he woman did not come be'ore the man*

4irst came /imeon, who too% the child and held him in his arms* +hen came the woman*(


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NAME: ____________________________first last .

Simon the Elder and Prohetess !nnaRead:Luke 2:!"#

Verse to memori$e:

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-hy

was &esus hrist born in Bethlehem.

a# Because it is the city o' %ing avidb# Bethlehem means house o' bread

c# +o show His humility

d# +o 'ul'ill the rohesiese# 0ll o' the above

!* -hy did Mary K &oseh travel toBethlehem.

"* -ho said Glory to God in the highest, andon earth eace, good will toward men.

a# +he sheherds

b# +he 0ngels to the sheherdsc# +he wise mend# +he inn %eeer

9* How old was &esus hrist when his arents brought him to the +emle. QQQQQQ

=* -hat was the $ords romise to /imon the Elder when he didnt believe the /criture.

* -hat haened to /imon the Elder the same day a'ter he saw Baby &esus.

a# He lived 'or "77 years*b# He regained his health*

c# He began singing*

d# He died*

C* :rohetess 0nna %new that Baby &esus was the Messiah* +rue or 4alse

D* How old was rohetess 0nna when she 'irst saw the $ord. QQQQQQQQQQ

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Behold, a irgin shall be with a child,

and bear a son, and they shall call !is

name "mmanuel#%atthe& ':2(

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