CHARACTER LESSON 3: SIMEON & ANNA
- Hal Habecker
- May 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 4
Selected Studies in Aging – How Did Characters in the Bible Finish in Life?
Hal Habecker, Finishing Well Ministries
The attached video watching guide below is designed to follow the study. Every Scripture I mention is already included, but please feel free to take your notes as you listen and think about what is being said.”
Hal Habecker
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Lesson intro
SIMEON & ANNA: Faithful in waiting
We meet Simeon and Anna in the Advent section of the Gospel of Luke. As characters of the Advent story, they seem to be the oldest people one will meet. Perhaps as the oldest people in the Advent story we would be wise to pay attention to how they were living in their aging years.
And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. (Luke 2:25-26)
He was righteous and devout
He was looking for the consolation of Israel (the Messiah)
The Holy Spirit was upon himHe came in the Spirit into the temple
He took Jesus into his arms and blessed God
And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers. (Luke 2.36-37)
