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
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