Luke investigated many of the early eyewitnesses of Jesus’s time, and created this gospel. This story starts in Jerusalem, runned by the Romans and King Herod. Jerusalem has the most holy place in the world. This place is the Temple of God run by the priests of Jerusalem, said to be where God will establish His Kingdom on earth. Zechariah, one of the priests was to go inside the temple, and burn incense. When doing so, an angel appeared to him and said him and his wife Elizabeth, were to have a son. Zachariah was in shock and thought him and his wife were to old to have kids. Luke implies that God does this significantly, by doing this to Sarah and Abraham, and now to Elizabeth and Zechariah. The angel told Zechariah to name his son John. …show more content…
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”) (2-23). When they presented Jesus, a man named Simeon took his arms and praised the Lord. Also, a woman named Anna praise God. Joseph and Mary were very thankful for this. When they were done for the day they went to their town of Nazareth. Their child became strong, Filled with wisdom, and the grace of God with Him. Every year, Jesus’ parents went to a festival for Passover in Jerusalem. When Jesus was 12 years old they went to the festival. After the festival is over, Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem while his parents were returning home. Mary and Joseph were not aware of it. They traveled for a day without him. They began to look for him with the help of relatives and friends. They still couldn't find him so they went back to Jerusalem. After three days, they found Jesus learning asking questions in the temple. Jesus was very obedient to Mary and Joseph. While Jesus was growing up, John went to the Jordan and became a Baptist. He preached for repentance. When he was baptizing people, he baptized Jesus. “and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased”