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LUKE 2:9 kai, (1) {B}
On the one hand, the reading kai. ivdou, is in harmony with the solemn
style of Luke in chaps. Luke 1:1 and...
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THE GLORY OF THE LORD - This is the same as a “great” glory - that
is, a splendid appearance or “light.” The word “glory” is
often the same as light, 1 Corinthians 15:41; Luke 9:31; Acts 22:11.
The w
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Birth of Christ at Bethlehem (Luke 2:1)_
2. The Glad Tidings Announced to the Shepherds. (Luke 2:8)
3. The Circumcision and Presentation (Luke 2:21)
4. Simeon and His Prophecy ...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Lk. only. In obedi ence to a decree of the Emperor
Augustus, ordering a general census (the first, during the Syrian
governor ship of Quirinius), every man went to his own city. Th...
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In this country there were shepherds who were in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they we...
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (Luke 2:1-7)...
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LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ (App-6), to call attention to the
wondrous event.
THE ANGEL. an angel. No Art. See note on Luke 1:11. App-179.
LORD. Jehovah (App-98).
CAME UPON. stood by. Greek. _...
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The Angels to the Shepherds
8. _in the same country_ Tradition says that they were natives of the
little village Beth-zur (Joshua 15:58; Nehemiah 3:16). They were
feeding their flocks in the same fie...
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_And lo_ The phrase often introduces some strange or memorable event.
_the angel_ Rather, AN ANGEL.
_came upon them Epestê_a common word in St Luke, who uses it eighteen
times, Luke 24:4; Acts 12:7,...
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ΚΑΊ. The phrase ἰδοὺ often introduces some strange or
memorable event; but is here omitted by אBL and some versions.
ἘΠΈΣΤΗ. A common word in St Luke, who uses it eighteen times,
Luke 24:4; Acts 12:7...
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THE ANGELS TO THE SHEPHERDS...
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Ver 8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9. And, lo, the angel
of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone rou...
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ΕΠΈΣΤΗ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G2186)
появляться внезапно и неожиданно
(ΝΤΝΤ).
ΠΕΡΙΈΛΑΜΨΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΕΡΙΛΆΜΠΩ
(G4034) светиться,
ΈΦΟΒΉΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΦΟΒΈΟΜΑΙ
(G53...
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CAME UPON THEM— _Stood over them,_— επεστη αυτοις,
hovered in the air over their heads, surrounded with a glorious
effulgence; like that _Shechinah,_ which, during the tabernacle, and
the temple of So...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Portents (Luke 2:1-21)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all 2 the
world should be enrolled. 2This was the first enrollment, when
Quirinius was go...
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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
AND, LO, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CAME UPON THEM, AND THE GLORY OF THE
LORD...
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We have here a most notable example of God's overruling providence.
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, and Christ must be born in
Bethlehem. How is this to be brought about ? Little did Cresar dream
t...
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2:9 Lord (a-7) Lord (a-17) 'Jehovah.' by (b-10) Lit. 'stood all at
once by them.'...
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BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
1-5. 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, exce...
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ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE SHEPHERDS, WHO VISIT THE HOLY FAMILY. As Jesus was
born in a stable, so His birth was first announced to peasants, in
token that the gospel was meant for the poor and ignorant, as...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 2
THE BIRTH OF JESUS 2:1-7
V1 At that time *Caesar Augustus ordered a *census in the *Roman
*empire. V2 This was the first *census when Quirinius gov...
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CAME UPON THEM. — The Greek verb, like the English, implies a sudden
appearance. The form of the angel was probably, as in Mark 16:5, that
of a young man in white apparel. (See Note on Luke 1:12). The...
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CHAPTER 5
THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS.
Luke 2:8
THE Gospel of St. Mark omits entirely the Nativity, passing at once to
the words and miracles of His public ministry. St. John, too,
dismisses the...
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_The shepherds and the angels_....
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ἐπέστη, used elsewhere by Lk. in reference to angelic
appearances, eighteen times in his writings in all = stood beside; one
more than their number, suddenly. περιέλαμψεν : here and in
Acts 26:13, onl...
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THE SAVIOR OF MANKIND IS BORN
Luke 2:1-14
The manger bed and its precious occupant are among the most cherished
memories of our childhood; but as we come there in later life, the
wonder ever grows....
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem, under the yoke of an oppressor. Moreover,
by the exigency of the circumstances, He was born amid the homeless
crowd. This was according to the divine arrangement and foret...
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And, lo, the angel of the Lord (e) came upon them, and the glory of
the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
(e) Came suddenly upon them, when they were not at all thinking about
s...
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THE SHEPHERDS
8-20. _“The shepherds were at that time tenting out, and keeping
watch over their flock through the night.”_ This fact refutes the
popular idea of the birth of our Savior taking place in...
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2. _The appearing of the angels: Luke 2:8-14_. “ _The gospel is
preached to the poor._ ” The following narrative contains the first
application of this divine method. Luke 2:8-9 relate the appearing o...
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FIFTH NARRATIVE: THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOUR, LUKE 2:1-20.
Henceforth there exists in the midst of corrupt humanity a pure Being,
on whom God's regard can rest with unmingled satisfaction. Uniting in
thi...
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(8) And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night. (9) And, lo, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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_THE ANGELIC VISION_
‘And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field,
and keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of the Lord
stood by them, and the glory of the Lord...
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9._And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them _He says, that _the
glory of the Lord _(145) _shone around _the shepherds, by which they
perceived him to be an angel. (146) For it would have been of...
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In the next chapter (2) the scene changes. Instead of the relations of
God with Israel according to grace, we see first the pagan emperor of
the world the head of Daniel's last empire exercising his p...
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AND LO, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD,.... It may be Gabriel, who had brought
the tidings of the conception of the Messiah to the virgin, and now
the birth of him to the shepherds:
CAME UPON THEM; on a sudde...
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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Ver. 9. _And, lo, the angel of the Lord_] Gabriel, likely, was sent,
not to...
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_And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them_ Επεστη
αυτοις, _stood over them_, that is, appeared in a visible form,
standing in the air over their heads; _and the glory of the Lord shone
round about...
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AND, LO, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CAME UPON THEM, AND THE GLORY OF THE
LORD SHONE ROUND ABOUT THEM; AND THEY WERE SORE AFRAID....
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The message to the shepherds:...
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THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS
(vs.1-7)
God in His sovereign wisdom and power at this time ordered the events
of man's government to accomplish His own will. Caesar Augustus
decreed that all the world ...
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8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only
sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in
the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock...
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Christ was promised to men who by their occupation were shepherds,
GENESIS 47:3. He himself was the chief Shepherd, and the true
Shepherd, 1 THESSALONIANS 10:11. The first publication of his birth is...
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Luke 2:9 And G2532 behold G2400 (G5628) angel G32 Lord G2962 before
G2186 (G5627) them G846 and...
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‘And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them, and they were very much afraid.'
As they sat around talking, and peering every now and again into the
darkne...
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Luke 2:9. AN ANGEL, not ‘the angel.'
STOOD BY. This indicates a sudden but actual appearance; not a
vision. The angel may have been above them, but this is not stated.
The shepherds may have been in...
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Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-11). This section
narrates: the circumstances which led His mother from Nazareth (chap.
Luke 1:26; Luke 1:56) to Bethlehem ...
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STOOD BY THEM
(επεστη αυτοις). Ingressive aorist active indicative.
Stepped by their side. The same word in Acts 12:7 of the angel there.
Paul uses it in the sense of standing by in Acts 22:20. It...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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Luke 2:8
The Great Joy of Christmas.
When we hear an angel from heaven declaring good tidings of great joy,
which should be to all people, the heart is straightway set on
remembering how wondrous tru...
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Luke 2:8
Whilst there is a striking contrast, between the Divine dignity of our
Lord and the lowly earthly circumstances of His birth, there is at the
same time a no less striking harmony between the...
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Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria....
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We WILL now read the story of our Saviour's birth as it is recorded in
the Gospel according to Luke.
Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, th...
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CONTENTS: Birth of Jesus. His adoration by the shepherds. Adoration
and prophecy of Simon and Anna. Return to Nazareth. Jesus and His
parents at the Passover.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Caesar, Augustus, Cyr...
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Luke 2:1. _It came to pass in those days,_ when John was born, and
when the Roman emperor, Augustus Cæsar, filled the throne, and was in
the thirty first year of his reign, that, a decree was issued f...
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AN ANGEL OF THE LORD. An angel announced the coming birth of Jesus; an
army of angels praise God at Jesus' birth; an angel strengthens Jesus
at the temptation; an angel strengthens Jesus in the garden...
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_In the same country shepherds_
THE SHEPHERDS AND THE MAGI AT THE CRADLE OF CHRIST
(with Matthew 2:1).
I. THE SHEPHERD COMES FIRST TO THE CRADLE OF CHRIST, BUT THE SAGE
COMES TOO; THE JEW FIRST, BU...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:9 THE GLORY OF THE LORD. The bright light that
surrounds the presence of God himself. It may appear as a cloud, a
bright light, or a burning fire (see Exodus 16:10
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:1 Luke records the events of Jesus’ birth (vv.
Luke 2:1), his presentation in the temple (vv. Luke 2:21), and his
visit
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CHAPTER 2 VER. 1. _And it came to pass in those days_ (in which John
the Baptist was born) _there went forth a decree_, &c. The Syriac for
"all the world," has "all the people of his dominion," subjec...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 2:1. ALL THE WORLD.—_I.e._ the Roman world (_orbis terrarum_).
TAXED.—Rather, “enrolled,” something like a modern census, but
with a view to taxation.
Luke 2:2. THIS WAS THE FIR...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 2:1
_The Redeemer's birth_.
LUKE 2:1
THERE WENT OUT A DECREE FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS, THAT ALL THE WORLD
SHOULD BE TAXED; more accurately, _that there should be a
registration_, etc.;...
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Now it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And the taxing
was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syra.) And all we...
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1 Kings 8:11; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6;...
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Behold. Omitted by the best texts.
The angel. More correctly an angel, as Rev. The Greek has no article.
Came upon [ε π ε σ τ η]. The word is used in this sense in
classical Greek, as well as in that...
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THE SEARCH OF THE SHEPHERDS
Luke 2:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Christmas story from any angle is most interesting. We are to
study, "The Search of the Shepherds."
The study is well named, for the dut...
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THE INFANT CHRIST A CHRISTMAS SERMON
Luke 2:7
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In a manger, on the hay,
There, incarnate God, once lay:
From the Father's throne He came
To a world all sunk in shame;
Came a B...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...