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The forty-day-old child in his arms let him die in peace

The forty-day-old child in his arms let him die in peace

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An old man in the Jerusalem Temple holds a forty-day-old child and tells God he's ready to die-what did it cost him?

The forty-day-old child in his arms let him die in peace

In this episode we set the scene of a single morning in the Temple courts of Jerusalem and follow the brief, intense encounter between an elderly man named Simeon and a newborn from Bethlehem. The episode traces Simeon’s waiting, the Spirit that moved him, and the words he spoke that have been recited for millennia-what did that moment demand of him?

Person: Simeon
Event: Presentation at the Temple on the fortieth day after birth
Location: Jerusalem Temple courts
Topic: Simeon’s prayer and waiting

- The Gospel records only eleven verses about Simeon: righteous, devout, living in Jerusalem, looking for the consolation of Israel, and filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Mosaic law required a fortieth-day presentation and a purification offering of two turtledoves or pigeons; Mary and Joseph brought exactly that.
- Simeon had been told by the Holy Spirit he would not die until he saw the Lord’s Christ, and he entered the Temple at the precise moment the couple arrived.
- He took the forty-day-old child into his arms and spoke a short prayer to God declaring, “Now let your servant depart in peace,” signaling the end of his waiting.
- Eastern Orthodox tradition adds that Simeon may have lived centuries after translating Isaiah into Greek and was told then he would not taste death until the prophecy was fulfilled.

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