Simeon’s Song: Seeing Salvation - Promontory
After surveying Simeon’s encounter with Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the temple, we learn why Jesus’s birth under the law is crucial to our identity as adopted children of God. Second, we uncover applications for our growth in discipleship and church worship that derive from Simeon’s character and his deep reliance on the Holy Spirit. Finally, we explain key concepts of Simeon’s prophecies that cast Jesus as the light for revelation to the Gentiles, the glory of Israel and the child who is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel.