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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:21

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.MOSAIC CEREMONIES FULFILLED FOR JESUSNot a jot or a tittle of the law was broken by Jesus. He was born under the law and fulfilled all of its requirements perfectly, thus achieving the true righteousness to be made available to all men "in him," that is, through union with and identification with Christ.Since the purification of Mary, mentioned... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:22

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (as if is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord).Their purification ... carries some hint that Jesus needed purification also; and, if so, this has reference to ceremonial uncleanness, a thing Jesus suffered as an inherent factor of the incarnation. He was "made to be sin" on our behalf (2... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:24

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.This shows that Mary and Joseph offered the offering of the poor, as allowed (Leviticus 12:8) for those whose means were meager; and it was perhaps for the purpose of highlighting this that Luke included the fact of exactly the kind of offering they made.THE SONG OF SIMEONIn the midst of the ceremonies being observed in the temple, the appearance of Simeon took place. His... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:21

Luke 2:21. When eight days were accomplished— Among the Jews it was reckoned dishonourableto keep company with persons uncircumcised: Act 11:3 wherefore, to render Jesus acceptable to the Jews, to fit him for conversing familiarly with them, and to qualify him for discharging the other duties of his ministry, it was in some sense necessary that he should be circumcised. Besides, as the Messiah was to be the descendant of Abraham, whose posterity was distinguished from the rest of mankind by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:22

Luke 2:22. And when the days of her purification— As Jesus was circumcised, though perfectly free from sin; so his mother submitted to thepurifications prescribed by the law, notwithstanding she was free from the pollutions common in other births. It was evident, indeed, that she was a mother,—but her miraculous conception was not generally known. Because the law required that the child should be presented in the temple at the end of forty days fromhis birth, and that the usual offering should... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:23

Luke 2:23. Every male, &c.— God having acquired a peculiar right to the first-born of Israel, by preserving them amid the destruction brought on the first-born of the Egyptians, though he had accepted of the tribe of Levi as an equivalent, yet would have the memory of it preserved by the little acknowledgement of five shekels, or about 12s. 6d. of our money (see Numbers 18:15-16.) and in case of an omission herein, it might reasonably have been expected that the child should be cut off by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:24

Luke 2:24. A pair of turtle doves, &c.— This was the offering appointed for the poorer sort, Leviticus 12:6-8. It is evident, therefore, that although Joseph and Mary were both of the seed royal, they were in very mean circumstances. The Evangelist mentions the presentation of the child to the Lord, before the offering of the sacrifice for the mother's purification; but in fact this preceded the presentation, because, till it was performed, the mother could not enter the temple; accordingly... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:22

22, 24. her purification—Though the most and best copies read "their," it was the mother only who needed purifying from the legal uncleanness of childbearing. "The days" of this purification for a male child were forty in all (Leviticus 12:2; Leviticus 12:4), on the expiry of which the mother was required to offer a lamb for a burnt offering, and a turtle dove or a young pigeon for a sin offering. If she could not afford a lamb, the mother had to bring another turtle dove or young pigeon; and,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:24

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:1-52

D. The birth and early life of Jesus ch. 2Luke followed the same pattern of events with Jesus’ birth and early life as he did for those of John. His purpose was to compare and contrast these two important individuals. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:1-52

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