Simeon's Announcement

The story of the first advent of our Savior touched the lives of many people. One person Luke singles out for our attention is a man named Simeon. We do not know who Simeon was. He does not appear to be a significant person in an historical sense. He has no genealogy. Nor do we find a job description of any type. We are not told his age or his religious background. Simeon appeared for a moment on the stage of history to bear witness to the identity and future work of the baby Lord Jesus and then disappeared.

As we explore this account of Simeon's testimony concerning Jesus, we will try to ask and answer three questions. First, who was Simeon? Second, what Simeon did do? Finally, what has this to do with us?