WHAT IS HIS NAME?

 JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

JESUS IS EIGHT DAYS OLD

"Eight days later, at the baby’s circumcision ceremony, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was even conceived.

When the time came for Mary’s purification offering at the Temple, as required by the laws of Moses after the birth of a child, his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord;  for in these laws God had said, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he shall be dedicated to the Lord.”

At that time Jesus’ parents also offered their sacrifice for purification—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons” was the legal requirement.  

That day a man named Simeon, a Jerusalem resident, was in the Temple. He was a good man, very devout, filled with the Holy Spirit and constantly expecting the Messiah to come soon.  For the Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen him—God’s anointed King.  The Holy Spirit had impelled him to go to the Temple that day; and so, when Mary and Joseph arrived to present the baby Jesus to the Lord in obedience to the law,"

Luke 2:21-27  TLB  (The Living Bible)

Simeon took the baby in his arms and thanked God: 

“Now, Lord, you can let me, your servant,
die in peace as you said. With my own eyes I have seen your salvation, which you prepared before all people. It is a light for the non-Jewish people to see and an honor for your people, the Israelites. 

Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what Simeon had said about him.  

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary,

 “God has chosen this child to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God that many people will not accept so that the thoughts of many will be made known. And the things that will happen will make your heart sad, too.”

There was a prophetess, Anna, from the family of Phanuel in the tribe of Asher. Anna was very old. She had once been married for seven years.  Then her husband died, and she was a widow for eighty-four years. Anna never left the Temple but worshiped God, going without food and praying day and night.  Standing there at that time, she thanked God and spoke about Jesus to all who were waiting for God to free Jerusalem.

Luke 2:2-38  NCV  (New Century Version)

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT JOSEPH AND MARY TOOK A 2 1/2 HOUR, 6 MILE HIKE TO THE TOWN OF JERUSALEM.