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123:2.1 In something more than a year after the return to [[Nazareth]] the boy [[Jesus]] arrived at the age of his first [[personal]] and wholehearted [[moral]] [[decision]]; and there came to abide with him a [[Thought Adjuster]], a [[divine]] [[gift]] of the [[Paradise Father]], which had aforetime served with [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], thus gaining the [[experience]] of functioning in [[connection]] with the [[incarnation]] of a [[supermortal]] [[being]] living in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]]. This [[event]] occurred on February 11, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_BC 2 B.C.] [[Jesus]] was no more [[aware]] of the coming of the [[divine Monitor]] than are the millions upon millions of other [[children]] who, before and since that day, have likewise received these [[Thought Adjusters]] to indwell their [[minds]] and [[work]] for the [[ultimate]] spiritualization of these [[minds]] and the [[eternal]] [[survival]] of their evolving [[immortal]] [[souls]].

123:2.1 In something more than a year after the return to [[Nazareth]] the boy [[Jesus]] arrived at the age of his first [[personal]] and wholehearted [[moral]] [[decision]]; and there came to abide with him a [[Thought Adjuster]], a [[divine]] [[gift]] of the [[Paradise Father]], which had aforetime served with [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], thus gaining the [[experience]] of functioning in [[connection]] with the [[incarnation]] of a [[supermortal]] [[being]] living in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]]. This [[event]] occurred on February 11, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_BC 2 B.C.] [[Jesus]] was no more [[aware]] of the coming of the [[divine Monitor]] than are the millions upon millions of other [[children]] who, before and since that day, have likewise received these [[Thought Adjusters]] to indwell their [[minds]] and [[work]] for the [[ultimate]] spiritualization of these [[minds]] and the [[eternal]] [[survival]] of their evolving [[immortal]] [[souls]].

123:2.2 On this day in February the direct and [[personal]] supervision of the Universe Rulers, as it was related to the integrity of the childlike [[incarnation]] of [[Michael]], terminated. From that time on throughout the [[human]] unfolding of the [[incarnation]], the guardianship of [[Jesus]] was destined to [[rest]] in the keeping of this [[indwelling Adjuster]] and the associated [[seraphic guardians]], supplemented from time to time by the [[ministry]] of [[midway creatures]] assigned for the [[performance]] of certain definite [[duties]] in [[accordance]] with the instruction of their [[planetary superiors]].

123:2.2 On this day in February the direct and [[personal]] supervision of the Universe Rulers, as it was related to the integrity of the childlike [[incarnation]] of [[Michael]], terminated. From that time on throughout the [[human]] unfolding of the [[incarnation]], the guardianship of [[Jesus]] was destined to [[rest]] in the keeping of this [[indwelling Adjuster]] and the associated [[seraphic guardians]], supplemented from time to time by the [[ministry]] of [[midway creatures]] assigned for the [[performance]] of certain definite [[duties]] in [[accordance]] with the instruction of their [[planetary superiors]].

123:2.3 [[Jesus]] was five years old in August of this year, and we will, therefore, refer to this as his fifth (calendar) year of life. In this year, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@_BC 2 B.C.], a little more than one month before his fifth birthday anniversary, [[Jesus]] was made very [[happy]] by the coming of his sister Miriam, who was born on the night of July 11. During the evening of the following day [[Jesus]] had a long talk with his [[father]] concerning the [[manner]] in which various [[groups]] of living [[things]] are [[born]] into the world as separate [[individuals]]. The most valuable part of [[Jesus]]' early [[education]] was secured from his [[parents]] in answer to his thoughtful and searching [[inquiries]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] never failed to do his full [[duty]] in taking pains and spending time answering the boy's numerous questions. From the time [[Jesus]] was five years old until he was ten, he was one [[continuous]] question mark. While [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] could not always answer his questions, they never failed fully to [[discuss]] his inquiries and in every other possible way to [[assist]] him in his efforts to reach a [[satisfactory]] solution of the [[problem]] which his alert [[mind]] had suggested.

123:2.3 [[Jesus]] was five years old in August of this year, and we will, therefore, refer to this as his fifth (calendar) year of life. In this year, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@_BC 2 B.C.], a little more than one month before his fifth birthday anniversary, [[Jesus]] was made very [[happy]] by the coming of his sister Miriam, who was born on the night of July 11. During the evening of the following day [[Jesus]] had a long talk with his [[father]] concerning the [[manner]] in which various [[groups]] of living [[things]] are [[born]] into the world as separate [[individuals]]. The most valuable part of [[Jesus]]' early [[education]] was secured from his [[parents]] in answer to his thoughtful and searching [[inquiries]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] never failed to do his full [[duty]] in taking pains and spending time answering the boy's numerous questions. From the time [[Jesus]] was five years old until he was ten, he was one [[continuous]] question mark. While [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] could not always answer his questions, they never failed fully to [[discuss]] his inquiries and in every other possible way to [[assist]] him in his efforts to reach a [[satisfactory]] solution of the [[problem]] which his alert [[mind]] had suggested.

123:2.4 Since returning to [[Nazareth]], theirs had been a busy [[household]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] had been unusually occupied building his new shop and getting his [[business]] started again. So fully was he occupied that he had found no time to build a [[cradle]] for James, but this was corrected long before Miriam came, so that she had a very comfortable [[crib]] in which to nestle while the [[family]] admired her. And the [[child]] [[Jesus]] heartily entered into all these [[natural]] and [[normal]] [[home]] [[experiences]]. He greatly enjoyed his little [[brother]] and his baby sister and was of great help to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] in their [[care]].

123:2.4 Since returning to [[Nazareth]], theirs had been a busy [[household]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] had been unusually occupied building his new shop and getting his [[business]] started again. So fully was he occupied that he had found no time to build a [[cradle]] for James, but this was corrected long before Miriam came, so that she had a very comfortable [[crib]] in which to nestle while the [[family]] admired her. And the [[child]] [[Jesus]] heartily entered into all these [[natural]] and [[normal]] [[home]] [[experiences]]. He greatly enjoyed his little [[brother]] and his baby sister and was of great help to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] in their [[care]].

123:2.5 There were few [[homes]] in the [[gentile]] world of those days that could give a [[child]] a better [[intellectual]], [[moral]], and [[religious]] [[training]] than the [[Jewish]] homes of [[Galilee]]. These Jews had a [[systematic]] [[program]] for rearing and educating their [[children]]. They divided a child's life into [[seven]] [[stages]]:

123:2.5 There were few [[homes]] in the [[gentile]] world of those days that could give a [[child]] a better [[intellectual]], [[moral]], and [[religious]] [[training]] than the [[Jewish]] homes of [[Galilee]]. These Jews had a [[systematic]] [[program]] for rearing and educating their [[children]]. They divided a child's life into [[seven]] [[stages]]:

*1. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant newborn] child, the first to the eighth day.

*1. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant newborn] child, the first to the eighth day.

*2. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding suckling] child.

*2. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding suckling] child.

*3. The [[weaned]] child.

*3. The [[weaned]] child.

*4. The period of dependence on the [[mother]], lasting up to the end of the fifth year.

*4. The period of dependence on the [[mother]], lasting up to the end of the fifth year.

*5. The beginning [[independence]] of the child and, with sons, the [[father]] assuming responsibility for their [[education]].

*5. The beginning [[independence]] of the child and, with sons, the [[father]] assuming responsibility for their [[education]].

*6. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence adolescent] youths and maidens.

*6. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence adolescent] youths and maidens.

*7. The [[Youth|young]] men and the young women.

*7. The [[Youth|young]] men and the young women.

123:2.6 It was the [[custom]] of the [[Galilean]] [[Jews]] for the [[mother]] to bear the [[responsibility]] for a child's [[training]] until the fifth birthday, and then, if the child were a boy, to hold the [[father]] responsible for the lad's education from that time on. This year, therefore, [[Jesus]] entered upon the fifth stage of a Galilean Jewish child's [[career]], and accordingly on August 21, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_BC 2 B.C.], Mary formally turned him over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] for further instruction.

123:2.6 It was the [[custom]] of the [[Galilean]] [[Jews]] for the [[mother]] to bear the [[responsibility]] for a child's [[training]] until the fifth birthday, and then, if the child were a boy, to hold the [[father]] responsible for the lad's education from that time on. This year, therefore, [[Jesus]] entered upon the fifth stage of a Galilean Jewish child's [[career]], and accordingly on August 21, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_BC 2 B.C.], Mary formally turned him over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] for further instruction.

123:2.7 Though [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was now assuming the direct [[responsibility]] for [[Jesus]]' [[intellectual]] and [[religious]] [[education]], his [[mother]] still interested herself in his [[home]] [[training]]. She taught him to know and care for the vines and flowers growing about the [[garden]] walls which completely [[surrounded]] the [[home]] plot. She also provided on the roof of the house (the summer bedroom) shallow boxes of sand in which [[Jesus]] worked out [[Geography|maps]] and did much of his early [[practice]] at writing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek], and later on, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew], for in time he learned to [[read]], [[write]], and speak, fluently, all [[three]] [[languages]].

123:2.7 Though [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was now assuming the direct [[responsibility]] for [[Jesus]]' [[intellectual]] and [[religious]] [[education]], his [[mother]] still interested herself in his [[home]] [[training]]. She taught him to know and care for the vines and flowers growing about the [[garden]] walls which completely [[surrounded]] the [[home]] plot. She also provided on the roof of the house (the summer bedroom) shallow boxes of sand in which [[Jesus]] worked out [[Geography|maps]] and did much of his early [[practice]] at writing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek], and later on, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew], for in time he learned to [[read]], [[write]], and speak, fluently, all [[three]] [[languages]].

123:2.8 Jesus [[appeared]] to be a well-nigh [[perfect]] child [[physically]] and continued to make [[normal]] [[progress]] [[mentally]] and [[emotionally]]. He experienced a mild digestive upset, his first minor illness, in the latter part of this, his fifth (calendar) year.

123:2.8 Jesus [[appeared]] to be a well-nigh [[perfect]] child [[physically]] and continued to make [[normal]] [[progress]] [[mentally]] and [[emotionally]]. He experienced a mild digestive upset, his first minor illness, in the latter part of this, his fifth (calendar) year.

123:2.9 Though [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] often talked about the [[future]] of their eldest [[child]], had you been there, you would only have [[observed]] the [[Mature|growing up]] of a [[normal]], [[health]]y, carefree, but exceedingly [[inquisitive]] child of that [[time]] and place.

123:2.9 Though [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] often talked about the [[future]] of their eldest [[child]], had you been there, you would only have [[observed]] the [[Mature|growing up]] of a [[normal]], [[health]]y, carefree, but exceedingly [[inquisitive]] child of that [[time]] and place.

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[[Category:Paper 123 - The Early Childhood of Jesus]]

[[Category:Paper 123 - The Early Childhood of Jesus]]

[[Category: Childhood]]

[[Category: Parenting]]

[[Category: Jesus/TeaM]]