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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:5-52

II. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS 1:5-2:52This section contains material unique in Luke. The only repeated statement occurs in Luke 2:39 and Matthew 2:23. Other unique features are the way Luke alternated the reader’s attention between John and Jesus, and the joy that several individuals expressed (Luke 1:46-55; Luke 1:68-79; Luke 2:14; Luke 2:29-32). [Note: For studies of the structure of this passage, see Robert C. Tannehill, The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts , 1:15-20; R. E. Brown, The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:21

3. Jesus’ circumcision 2:21The record of this incident, similar as it is to the account of John’s circumcision and naming (Luke 1:59-66), shows Jesus’ identification with John specifically, and with humankind generally. Jesus’ name was very significant, meaning "Yahweh is salvation [or Yahweh saves]." God specified it before His conception, as He had done for John. Prophecies about John’s future followed his circumcision immediately, but they occurred later for Jesus, namely, at His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:22-24

Under Mosaic Law, a woman became ritually unclean when she gave birth to a child (Leviticus 12:2). The parents of a male child were to circumcise him on the eighth day after his birth (Leviticus 12:3; cf. Genesis 17:12). The mother of a male offspring was unclean for 33 days following her son’s circumcision (Leviticus 12:4; cf. Leviticus 12:5). On the fortieth day after her son’s birth, the mother was to present a sin offering to the priest at the sanctuary to atone for her uncleanness... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:22-38

4. Jesus’ presentation in the temple 2:22-38The emphasis in this section is Simeon’s prediction of Jesus’ ministry (cf. Luke 1:67-79). He pointed out the universal extent of the salvation that Jesus would bring and the rejection that He would experience. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:22

2:22 Lord (a-26) 'Jehovah.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:23

2:23 Lord. (a-10) Lord), (a-23) 'Jehovah.' Lord), (e-23) Exodus 13:2 ,Exodus 13:12 ,Exodus 13:15 ; Leviticus 12:6 ,Leviticus 12:8 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:24

2:24 Lord. (a-16) 'Jehovah.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Birth and Childhood of Jesus1-5. The census of Quirinius. There are two historical difficulties in connexion with St. Luke’s mention of the census of Quirinius: (1) There is no direct evidence, except St. Luke’s statement, that Augustus (31 b.c.-14 a.d.) ever held a census of the whole Roman empire. (2) Quirinius was not governor of Syria at the time of our Lord’s birth (about 7 or 6 b.c.), but either Sentius Saturninus (9-6 b.c.), or Quinctilius Varus (6-4 b.c.).As to (1), the absence of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:21

(21) When eight days were accomplished . . .—Hence the Feast of the Circumcision in the Church Calendar comes on January 1st, and so, not without design, perhaps, came to coincide with the beginning of the civil year. The contrast between this and the narrative of John’s circumcision is striking. Here there are no friends and neighbours. Mary and Joseph were but poor strangers, in a city far from their own home. On the name of Jesus, see Note on Matthew 1:21. In St. Paul’s words, “made of a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:22

(22) When the days of her purification . . .—The primary idea of the law of Leviticus 12:1-6, would seem to have been that of witnessing to the taint of imperfection and sin attaching to every child of man, just as that of circumcision (its merely physical aspects being put aside) was that of the repression or control of one chief element of that sinfulness. Here neither was necessary; but the whole mystery of the birth was not as yet revealed to Mary, and therefore her act was simply one of... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:5-52

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:22-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:22-38

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:22

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:23

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 2:24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:22

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