ANNA - Part I

Anna - A “First Ladies” of Scripture
Luke 2:36-38

Anna is one of the “first ladies” of Scripture. She is the first recorded woman to see the Baby, and to recognize who He was. Only three short verses speak of Anna, yet God has given us her story for a reason. Let us begin our study of this very interesting woman.

STOP! (Return to the post for April 20 to read an introduction to this technique.)

1. Stop and ask yourself, “Why am I studying Anna?” What do you already know about Anna?

2. Gather information. Read Luke 2:26-38, the story of Anna, several times.

3.Start a list of key words, repeated words or concepts you might not understand in these verses. In order to fully understand the story of Anna you must dig-deep. Do not research these yet(You will research in the LOOK section). Despite the fact that this is just three short verses there are key words/concepts that may need more research:

Here is an example- you might list these (are there more?)

a. Anna(is she mentioned in any other books of the Bible?)

b. “There was also a prophetess” (What is a Prophetess? A prophetess is one who speaks to the people for God.)

c. “Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher”(What was the tribe of Asher?)

d. “She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage”God mentions not only marriage, but age. Why is this important?)

e. “and was a widow for 84 years”(What about widowhood?)

f. “She did not leave the temple complex"(Where did she live? What about the temple complex?)

g. “ serving God night and day with fastings and prayers”(What is Fasting? Why is prayer mentioned?)

h. “At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God”(giving thanks must be important.)

i. “and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.”(What does this mean? What is the redemption of Jerusalem”?

j. Add any additional to your own list:



NOTE: If your are interested in the women of Scripture be sure to see my other blogs - www.biblestudywomen.blogspot.com and www.biblestudy4women.blogspot.com