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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:8-20

The Bethlehem shepherds see the angels . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:8-20

The shepherds and the herald angels. From limestone cavern, we are taken by the evangelists to the long grassy slopes which stretch to the east of the Jewish city. Hidden in some nook of these slopes rest pious shepherds. Shepherds have always been a meditative class of men, accustomed to the sweet silences of nature, and, apart from the bustle and stir of cities, invited to quiet communion with their own hearts. It would seem that these shepherds were men of the spirit of Simeon. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:11

A Savior . Another favorite word with SS . Paul and Luke. The terms "Savior" and "salvation" occur in their writings more than forty times. In the other New Testament books we seldom find either of these expressions. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:12

Lying in a manger . This was to be the sign. On that night there would, perhaps, be no other children born in the Bethlehem village; certainly the shepherds would find no other newly born infant cradled in a manger. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:13

With the angel a multitude of the heavenly host . "The troop of angels issues forth from the depths of that invisible world which surrounds us on every side" (Godet). One of the glorious titles by which the eternal King was known among the chosen people was "Lord of sabaoth," equivalent to "Lord of hosts." In several passages of the Scriptures is the enormous multitude of these heavenly beings noticed; for instance, Psalms 68:17 , where the Hebrew is much more expressive than the English... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:13-14

The human and the heavenly world. The strange and elevating experience through which the shepherds of Bethlehem were passing prepared them for a scene which was fitted to awaken still greater surprise and spiritual excitement. For suddenly, all of them appearing together, a multitude of the heavenly host began to make angelic music; strains of sweetest song filled the air, and the words of that celestial chant, so exquisitely sweet, so full of comfort and of hope to our human race, were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:14

On earth peace . At that juncture, strange to say, the Roman empire was at peace with all the world, and, as was ever the case in these brief rare moments of profound peace, the gates of the temple of Janus at Rome were closed, there being, as they supposed, no need for the presence of the god to guide and lead their conquering armies. Not a few have supposed that the angel choir in these words hymned this earthly peace. So Milton in his 'Ode to the Nativity'— "No war or battle's sound ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:12

This shall be a sign ... - The evidence by which you shall know the child is that you will find him wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:14

Glory to God - Praise be to God, or honor be to God. That is, the praise of redeeming man is due to God. The plan of redemption will bring glory to God, and is designed to express his glory. This it does by evincing his love to people, his mercy, his condescension, and his regard to the honor of his law and the stability of his own government. It is the highest expression of his love and mercy. Nowhere, so far as we can see, could his glory be more strikingly exhibited than in giving his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 2:9-12

Luke 2:9-12. 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 them Not only a great light, but such a glorious splendour as used to represent the presence of God, and was often attended with a host of angels, as here, Luke 2:13. And they were sore afraid At so uncommon and so awful an appearance. And the angel said In the mildest and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 2:9-12

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