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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:41-52

The Child Jesus at Jerusalem . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:41-52

The visit of Jesus to Jerusalem when a Boy. We now proceed to the solitary circumstance in the Child-life of Jesus which is given in the Gospels. He had been growing for twelve years in strength and in spirit, and the Lord loved him. The Child in Nazareth redeemed in God's eyes all the world. It was the one absorbing interest in the Divine outlook upon our race. And now he is taken by his pious parents to the Passover Feast in Jerusalem. It is his second visit to the temple; this time he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:46

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple. According to the common way of reckoning among the Hebrews, this expression, "after three days," probably means "on the third day." One day was consumed in the usual short pilgrim-journey. His absence at first would excite no attention; on the second, as they missed him still, they sought him in the various pilgrim-companies; and on the day following they found him in the temple courts, with the doctors of the Law. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:48

Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. Mary's words have in them something of reproach. Joseph, it is noticeable, stands evidently apart; but the mother, strangely as it would seem at first, associates him in "thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing." Had she, then, forgotten the past? Who but Mary could have repeated this sacred memory of her mistake, and of the Boy's far-reaching answer? What forger could have imagined such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:49

How is it that ye sought me? To the gently veiled reproach of Mary, Jesus replies, apparently with wonderment, with another question. It had come upon him so quietly and yet with such irresistible force that the temple of God was his real earthly home, that he marvelled at his mother's slowness of comprehension. Why should she have been surprised at his still lingering in the sacred courts? Did she not know who he was, and whence he came? Then he added, Wist ye not that I must be about my... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:49

The dawn of sacred duty: a sermon to the young. "Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" There comes a time in our history—usually in the days of later youth or early manhood—when all things begin to wear a more serious aspect to us; when "the powers of the world to come" arrest us; when we ask ourselves very grave questions; when we have to confront a new future. It is the dawn of sacred duty in the human soul. I. AS IT PRESENTED ITSELF TO JESUS CHRIST .... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:44

Supposing him to have been in the company - It may seem very remarkable that parents should not have been more attentive to their only son, and that they should not have been assured of his presence with them when they left Jerusalem; but the difficulty may be explained by the following considerations:In going to these great feasts, families and neighbors would join together, and form a large collection. It is not improbable that Jesus was “with” them when they were about to start from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:46

After three days - This means, probably, “on the third day” after they had left Jerusalem - that is, the first day they went toward Galilee, on the second they returned to Jerusalem, and on the third they found him. Compare Matthew 27:63; Mark 8:31.In the temple - In the “court” of the temple, for Jesus, not being a Levitical priest, could not enter into the temple itself. See Matthew 21:12.In the midst of the doctors - The “teachers,” the “rabbis,” who were the instructors of the people in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:48

Why hast thou thus dealt with us? - Why hast thou given us all this trouble and anxiety, in going so far and returning with so much solicitude?Thy father - Joseph was not the “real” father of Jesus, but he was “legally” so; and as the secret of his birth was not commonly known, he was called his father. Mary, in accordance with that usage, also called him so.Sorrowing - Anxious, lest in the multitude he might not be found, or lest some accident might have happened to him. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:49

How is it ... - “Why” have ye sought me with so much anxiety? “Mary” should have known that the Son of God was safe; that his heavenly Father would take care of him, and that he could do nothing amiss.Wist ye not - “Know ye not.” You had reason to know. You knew my design in coming into the world, and that design was “superior” to the duty of obeying earthly parents, and they should be willing always to give me up to the proper business for which I live.My Father’s business - Some think that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:41-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:41-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:46

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:48

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:49

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:49

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:46

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:48

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:49

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