1. The Presentation of the Child Jesus

2. Because Jesus was the first­born, Mary and Joseph brought Him to Jerusalem when he was 40 days old.
Centuries before, when all the first-born in Egypt were put to death, God had spared the first-born of the Israelites. That was why the first­born son was always brought to the temple. The first-born son was "presented" to the Lord. In other words, he was consecrated to the Lord.

3. This is Mary and Joseph on their way to the temple.

4. Who else besides Mary and Joseph is in this picture?

6. Both Anna and Simeon saw something in Jesus.
What did they see when they looked at him?

8. INCARNATION
God becomes part of our world
One small voice