Luke 2:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 2:21

Luke 2:21. And when eight days were accomplished That is, not when the eighth day was ended, but when it was come: for the circumcising of the child A ceremony which the law of Moses required to be performed on every male child at that age, and to which Christ was made subject, that he might wear the badge of a child of Abraham, and that he might visibly be made under the law by a sacred rite, which obliged him to keep the whole law. It is true, he had not any corruptions of nature to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 2:21-24

9. Temple ceremonies in Jerusalem (Luke 2:21-24)After Jesus was born, his parents were required to carry out three ceremonies according to the law of Moses. The first of these was circumcision (Luke 2:21; see note on Luke 1:59).For the second ceremony Mary and Joseph made the ten kilometre journey to Jerusalem, where they went to the temple to present their firstborn to God. Ever since God saved Israel’s firstborn at the time of the original Passover, the firstborn of all Israel’s people and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 2:21

eight days, &c.: i.e. on the last and great day of the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7:37 ). accomplished = fulfilled. See Leviticus 12:3 . name . Supply the logical Ellipsis thus: "[Then they circumcised Him] and called His Name", &c. Only four named before birth: Ishmael, Isaac, John, and the Lord. JESUS. See note on Matthew 1:21 . App-98 . X of = by. Greek. hupo, as in Luke 2:13 . before. Greek. pro. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:21

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.MOSAIC CEREMONIES FULFILLED FOR JESUSNot a jot or a tittle of the law was broken by Jesus. He was born under the law and fulfilled all of its requirements perfectly, thus achieving the true righteousness to be made available to all men "in him," that is, through union with and identification with Christ.Since the purification of Mary, mentioned... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:21

Luke 2:21. When eight days were accomplished— Among the Jews it was reckoned dishonourableto keep company with persons uncircumcised: Act 11:3 wherefore, to render Jesus acceptable to the Jews, to fit him for conversing familiarly with them, and to qualify him for discharging the other duties of his ministry, it was in some sense necessary that he should be circumcised. Besides, as the Messiah was to be the descendant of Abraham, whose posterity was distinguished from the rest of mankind by... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:1-52

D. The birth and early life of Jesus ch. 2Luke followed the same pattern of events with Jesus’ birth and early life as he did for those of John. His purpose was to compare and contrast these two important individuals. read more

Thomas Constable

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

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

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