Numbers 28:16-29:40
Luke 3:23-38
Psalm 62:1-12
Proverbs 11:18-19
Question of the day: Why did Jesus wait until he was 30 to begin his public ministry?
There are likely two reasons that Jesus did not begin his public ministry until he was thirty.
The first reason was because he had a family to support. We know that he was the oldest son of Joseph and Mary and that he had younger brothers and sisters. Since Joseph is not mentioned as living after Jesus' childhood, it is safe to say that he had passed away, and that Jesus spent his early adulthood supporting his mother and his siblings. It was not until he reached the age of thirty did he become comfortable enough to leave the family business to a younger brother or brothers.
The second reason is that a priest in the Jewish faith had to be between the ages of 30 and 50 (Number 4:2-3). Attaining this age would have been a natural landmark for Jesus to look forward to.
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