Jesus as a Young Man

Jesus as a Young Man outside of Jerusalem

This is the only new drawing on today's post so it will be at the bottom of the "All Printalbes" pages or at the bottom of the New Testament section of the "Religion" section.  

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I think that somehow this drawing looks a bit like my nephew Sam.  

We do not know what Jesus did as a young man before he started his official ministry at age 30.  There are some stories that say he traveled to various parts of the world.  We do not know if those stories are true.  But He WAS a young man once.  Perhaps he worked in his stepfather's shop as a carpenter.  If he did certainly his work would have been exceptional.  I think he probably traveled to Jerusalem on the Passover or on feast days.  We know he did that as an adolescent.  Remember how he went to the Temple and taught the wise men there.   Being the Son of God He was wiser and knew more than they did.   I suppose that as a young man he may have traveled to Jerusalem on business to sell furniture or maybe pick up a load of wood.

Jesus as 12 year old at the Temple

Jesus and Joseph working in carpentry shop