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Luke 2:45 & 46
"45 And when they found Him NOT, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking Him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions."

They LOST Jesus!!!
Jesus was NOT with them anymore!?!? 
While this is an amusing turn of phrase, this is seriously every parents worse nightmare. Mary and Joseph's Son has disappeared. They thought He was with family as the journied back from Jerusalem having observed Passover.

Try to understand their experience; "they TURNED BACK again to Jerusalem," having checked with all their family and friends traveling together and NO Jesus. Next they are back tracking to all the places they visited. Looking EVERYWHERE for the young Jesus. Try to imagine the emotional anguish of a missing a child. The high anxiety as they speculate about what MIGHT HAVE happened. They mush have had the adrenaline pumping as they sought Jesus. AND! This went on for THREE DAYS! Worry and sleepless nights. It had to be a terrible experience for Mary and Joseph.

Then they looked in the Temple; "after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions." This room in the Temple was an kind of school. Where famous and influential teachers who speak to their audience. Older students sat on a bench and the younger students sat on the ground, literally “at the feet” of their instructor. It was here in this classroom that the young Jesus is found. And, not only listening, paying attention, also asking questions...
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