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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:42

And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.All Jewish adult males were required to attend the passover; and it was usually observed by the entire families of all the people who were physically able to make the journey. There is nothing here of the Bar-Mitzvah service for Jewish boys entering their thirteenth year, although the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:44

But supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.This passage formed the basis for many a great sermon of the Restoration, in which were these analogies: (1) Many continue along life's way believing that Jesus is in their company, when actually he is not. (2) The search for Christ begins with kinsfolk and neighbors, but he is not with them... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:46

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and asking them questions: And all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.This picture of Jesus in this incident is that of a precocious learner and not that of a teacher of the religious doctors. His answers mentioned in the last clause were the type of answers students return to teachers examining them with questions. The only fact affirmed here... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:48

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.The word "Son" here is actually "Child" (Greek, English Revised Version (1885), margin), showing that Mary still regarded Jesus as a child, hence the reference to Joseph as "thy father," a reference never repeated again. This event took place at that age of Jesus when he was first fully conscious of just "who" he was. Had his mother, but... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:49

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?What did Jesus mean? He was saying, Look, we were all in the temple; I did not leave it; you did. I did not leave you; you left me!In my Father's house ... This is the first recorded utterance of Jesus; and, in it, he laid claim to a relationship to Almighty God, in a sense that distinguished his relationship from one that is open to other men; and throughout his ministry, this claim of Jesus was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:50

And they understood not the saying which he spake them.To misunderstand this verse as implying that Joseph and Mary had never even heard of such a thing as the virgin birth, or the Messiahship of their Son (as in Interpreter's Bible), is to miss the point of Luke's sublime history; and only those who are perversely ignorant of Luke's inspired record can so misunderstand it. See under Luke 2:28ff. Many who are ignorant pretend to misunderstand because of unbelief. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:51

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.Here Luke virtually attributed to Mary the narratives just concluded, and without actually naming her as his source, nevertheless made that conclusion mandatory.The precocious wisdom of the boy Jesus, and his certain consciousness of his unique relationship to the Father in heaven, were not looked upon by Jesus as sufficient to his earthly mission; but he recognized... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:52

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.The fourfold development of Christ: mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually is here affirmed, exactly the type of growth and development that is inherent in the very fact of the incarnation. He who "emptied himself" and became a man found it needful to pass through the helplessness of infancy, the ignorance of babyhood, and the incompetence of adolescence just like all men. The true humanity of our Lord is thus... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:40

Luke 2:40. And the grace of God was upon him— See the note on Luke 2:52. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:42

Luke 2:42. And when he was twelve years old— To shew how eminent Jesus was for his wisdom even in his childhood, the evangelist gives us the remarkable instance here recorded. When he was twelve years of age his parents carried him up to the passover, with a view to instil an early regard for religion and its precepts into his tender mind. See Exodus 34:23.Deuteronomy 16:16; Deuteronomy 16:16. It is generally allowed by learned men, that twelve was the age when young people, according to the... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:42

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:44

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:46

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:48

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:49

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:50

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:51

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:52

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:40

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:42

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