5903 maturity, physical
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In the OT, reaching adulthood brought with it certain privileges and responsibilities.

Growth to physical and psychological maturity

Luke 2:52 Jesus Christ's normal childhood is evidence of his full humanity. See also 1 Samuel 2:26; Luke 1:80; Luke 2:40; 1 Corinthians 13:11

The responsibilities of maturity in the Israelite community

The payment of atonement money

Exodus 30:11-16; Exodus 38:25-26

Eligibility for military service

Numbers 1:2-3,45; Numbers 26:2; 2 Chronicles 25:5

Accountability for actions

Numbers 14:29; Numbers 32:11

Inheritance of the land

Numbers 26:52-54

Serving Levites

Numbers 8:24-25; 1 Chronicles 23:24,27; Ezra 3:8

Maturity should produce wisdom

Job 12:12 See also Job 15:10; Job 32:6-9; Proverbs 7:7; Ecclesiastes 4:13

Respect should be shown to the mature

Leviticus 19:32 See also Job 32:4; Proverbs 23:22; 1 Timothy 5:1-2; 1 Peter 5:5

Maturity of years seen as God's blessing

Genesis 24:1; Ruth 4:15; 1 Chronicles 29:28

The maturity of crops for harvest used as a metaphor

Joel 3:13; John 4:35-36 See also Amos 8:1-2; Matthew 9:37-38 pp Luke 10:1-2; Mark 4:26-29; Revelation 14:15

See also

2520  Christ, childhood
4464  harvest
5051  responsibility
5716  middle age
5725  old age
8361  wisdom
8443  growth
8469  respect



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