2:1-24 What is unusual in the circumstances of Jesus' birth?
2:25-38 What can we learn about who Jesus is and his mission, from the words of Simeon and Anna?
2:39-52 What do we learn about Jesus from his own words as a boy?
What contrast can we notice between Jesus the Messiah-King and the circumstances of his birth and childhood? What might this teach us about how God relates to people?