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How do we derive that Jesus didn't know that he was God until his return trip to Jerusalem?  +

Rule 32:8 Permits us to make application by association. Jesus and Manasseh were both twelve years old. No other twelve year olds are mentioned in the Bible.

So Jesus is associated with Manasseh.

Manasseh's history is recorded twice in almost identical words, for the most part. Rule 32:10 says that things that are repeated have a special meaning. We have found in other places that when there are two things, one is earthly and one is heavenly. As we read the accounts, Rule 32:24 says that we should look for exceptions in the account. In the second account, we have the record of his repentance and of his return to Jerusalem. These are excluded from the first account. So these incidents are of particular note.

Rule 32:7 Analogy, now allows us to say that Manasseh represents both elements of our earthly:heavenly pattern that is predominant in the rest of scriptures. The record where he does not repent, represents the earthy, the one where he does represents the heavenly.

The same rule allows us to link Jesus to the second record of Manasseh, since he is the heavenly son who is twelve years old.

Rule 32:8Association, permits us to pull the context of Manasseh's return to Jerusalem, into the context of the boy Jesus.

So on Jesus's return trip, 2Ch 33:13 "...Then Manasseh::Jesus knew that the LORD he was God. "

Prior to his return trip to Jerusalem, he turned water into wine, but indicated it was not his time. But when he arrived in Jerusalem, he cleared the temple, obviously aware of his authority in the matter.

Three witnesses give evidence in the matter. The Manasseh parallel, His comment when he changed the wine, and his clearing of the temple.

Rule R32:17 allows us to pull these details from many places to come to a conclusion. 

This is not an important doctrine or it would have been taught in the literal narratives. This is a sample of Midrash techniques. Is it authoritative?  I don't know. I'll have to wait to see what the rest of the shadow layer of the Bible says.