Study questions for tomorrow morning

We press forward through Luke 2, starting with a handful of study questions:

1. Why did including Simeon and Anna make Dr. Luke’s gospel account stronger?
2. Why did God send these extra messages to Mary and Joseph through Simeon and Anna?
3. How have you reflected on God’s promises in your heart?
4. What kind of sword has ever pierced your heart?
5. What significance is there in the mention of Caesar Augustus?
6. What is the basic function of an angel? How do they fulfill that function in their appearance to the shepherds?
7. What is the meaning of the phrase, "first born son" to a Jew of that day?
8. When Jesus became a sign of contradiction, whom was he contradicting?