Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

scribes and doctors of the law. Joseph found Him, and Christ said, “I must be about My Father’s business” (Luke 2:49). Christ was nearing His thirteenth year. I personally believe the true age of moral and spiritual accountability begins between ages twelve to thirteen. There are physical and hormonal changes that begin, called puberty . The bar mitzvah is the commandment age and the age of majority in Judaism. I recall when my friend Bill Cloud’s son turned thirteen. We gathered at a local restaurant for a special meal, prayers, and blessings, affirming him in the faith and celebrating a new entry into the community of adulthood. Instead of waiting until graduation when a teen leaves home to recognize personal and spiritual accountability, why not celebrate the age thirteen, the beginning of the teen years? Stage 3: The celebration of maturity The age of eighteen is a mile marker in North American culture. Most teens have graduated from high school and are preparing for college or a trade, or they are training for a career. It is also the age when the four branches of the U.S. military recruit men and women for jobs or careers in the armed services. It may come as a surprise that God began His recruiting for the Israeli military at age twenty and not age eighteen. So what is the difference with two years? Any parents raising children (especially boys) know that ages sixteen to nineteen are the most challenging for the average teenager. They are attempting to discover themselves, attempting to ignore parental influence. There is peer pressure