Lesson IV. The Boy Jesus

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: Luke 2 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 4 in Part Sixth.)

1. Where did Jē´s̝us live while he was a boy? In Năz´a-rĕth.

2. To what city was he taken when twelve years old? To Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm.

3. What place did the boy Jē´s̝us visit in Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm? The Temple.

4. What did Jē´s̝us do when Jō´s̝eph and Mā´ry̆ left Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm to go home to Nazareth? He stayed in Je̍̄-rṳ´sa̍̄-lĕm.

5. How long was it before Mā´ry̆ and Jō´s̝eph found the boy Jē´s̝us? Three days.

6. Where did they find him? In the Temple.

7. What was Jē´s̝us doing in the Temple? Talking with the teachers of the Bible.

8. What is said of Jē´s̝us as a boy? He was wise, and good, and loved by all.

9. How long did Jē´s̝us live in Năz´a-rĕth? Until he was thirty years old.

10. At what trade did Jē´s̝us work when he became a man? As a carpenter.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 34. Source

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