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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:38

38. That instant Not at that precise moment, but at that hour. Gave thanks likewise… and spake of him The triad of hymns is divided between Elisabeth, Mary, and Simeon. Neither Zacharias, Joseph, nor Anna are inspired to utter sacred song. But Anna gives thanks and preaches Jesus to the Christians in heart, and in anticipation, who doubtless form her circle in life. Looked for redemption Redemption, from the wickedness, oppression, and impending ruin of a guilty age and world through the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:39

§ 13 JESUS RETURN TO NAZARETH, Luke 2:39-40 . Matthew 2:1-23 . 39. Performed all things… returned… Nazareth Between the finishing of the rites and the return to Nazareth most interpreters insert the entire narratives of the Magi, Herod, flight into Egypt, and return. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:40-52

§ 14. JESUS GOES TO THE PASSOVER AT TWELVE YEARS OF AGE, Luke 2:40-52 . To the question, What sort of a boy was Jesus? this brief passage forms the whole scripture answer. We learn from it that he had a true human soul as well as body. He was a genuine natural child, infant, and boy. When as an infant the shepherds paid to him their homage, and the Magi presented their gifts, he was, perhaps, unconscious of the nature of the transactions. When, at the age of some two and a half years, his... read more

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