Day 6 – At the Temple – Born Under the Law

“When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord” (Luke2:22)

Jesus was born “under the law” (Galatians 4:4). We would say He was raised in traditional Jewish home. This is true because Joseph and Mary bring Him to the Temple to make presentation of Him unto the Lord. Even though they were poor, they still kept the law by offering two doves as a sacrifice (Luke 2:24).

In Matthew 5:17 we find the words of the Savoir Himself – “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” It was absolutely necessary for our Lord to be 100% obedient to all of God’s commands. Circumcision had been the first accomplishment (Luke 2:21).

Then He was presented unto the Lord (2:22-24).

Joseph and Mary are making covenant with the Lord that they would bring Him up according to the Law of Moses.

Jesus is the ultimate “Son of Abraham. According to the first verse of New Testament: “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1).

Being an observant Jew, Jesus knew all about the sacrificial system and the priesthood that sustained those sacrifices. In the great plan of God, He must keep the law down to the last detail; He did this by living under its demands, fulfilling in Himself the true meaning of both the priesthood and the sacrifices. As the great High Priest, He opened a way into the presence of God. As the great sacrifice for sin, He made atonement for our sin, paying the price in His own blood.

We don’t have to keep the law because He kept it for us.

We are free from the law because He lived under the law.

You freed us from the law by Your obedience to the law. Now we are free at last. Glory to Your Name forever! Amen.