Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5902 maturity » 5903 maturity, physical
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
