“His Father’s Business” Lesson Text: Luke 2:39-52: Series: The Life Of Christ – His Purpose: SS Winter Quarter 2005-2006 December, January, February:

Key Verse: Luke 2:49:

King James Translation: “And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”

Interlinear Translation: “And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Knew ye not in the affairs of my Father it behoves to be me?

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “AND HE SAID UNTO THEM = related, to speak or say by word, answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say on, speak, tell HOW IS IT THAT YE SOUGHT ME = to worship God, to plot against life, to go about, desired, endeavoured, enquire for, require WIST YE NOT = to not see, to not know, to not be aware, to not consider, to not have knowledge, to not perceive, to not understand, not have a discerning gaze THAT I MUST BE ABOUT = position in place, time, state and by implication instrumentality MY FATHER’S BUSINESS = (affairs) through, all over, i.e. around, figuratively with respect to, used in various applications of place, cause or time, the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance, on behalf of

Lesson Focus: Luke 2:41-52:

V41: The Passover.

V42: The Progress.

V43: The Pais.

V44: The Procession.

V45: The Problem.

V46: The Proposition.

V47: The Profoundness.

V48: The Perplexity.

V49: The Profession.

V50: The Puzzle.

V51: The Parasitic.

V52: The Pinnacle.