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Thursday, September 18 On three occasions in the year every male of yours will appear before the face of the true Lord, Jehovah.—Ex. 23:17. Jehovah required that the Israelites assemble in Jerusalem for three seasonal festivals each year—the Festival of Unfermented Cakes, the Festival of Weeks (later called Pentecost), and the Festival of Booths. Recognizing the great spiritual value of these festivals, many family heads attended with their entire family. (1 Sam. 1:1-7; Luke 2:41, 42) Think about what it meant for an Israelite family to make that journey. Joseph and Mary, for example, would travel about 60 miles (100 km) one way from Nazareth to Jerusalem. It must have been quite an experience for them to travel and prepare meals together and to organize suitable sleeping arrangements in unfamiliar locations. Yet, conditions were safe enough for a 12-year-old like Jesus to be allowed a certain amount of freedom.—Luke 2:44-46. w12 9/15 5:11, 12
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:18:46 +0000

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