누가복음 2:8-11 KRV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 2:11

For = That: meaning "born to-day"; not "I announce to-day". See note on Luke 23:43 . is born = was born, or brought forth. a Saviour. Not a helper: for a Saviour is for the lost. Christ the Lord = Hebrew. Mashiah Jehovah, i.e. Jehovah's Anointed. 1 Samuel 24:6 . App-98 . the Lord. App-98 . B. a. The Lord of all power and might. Therefore able to save. Compare Romans 14:9 . 1Co 8:6 ; 1 Corinthians 12:3 . 2 Corinthians 4:5 .Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:11 . These three words define and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:8

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDSAnd there were shepherds ... Their names are unknown, but they were appropriate representatives of Adam's race; and, as these words stand, they have a far more significant meaning than if personal names of these laborers had been supplied.Abiding in the field ... The fact of the shepherd being outdoors suggests the temporal and transitory nature of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:9

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.The angels appearing to Zacharias and to Mary, already recorded by Luke, do not seem to have been accompanied by the "glory" mentioned here. In this instance, it was necessary for the shepherds to be able to see. A similar glory was seen by Paul in the appearance to him of Jesus on the Damascus road. The fear of the shepherds was like that which always accompanied such a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:10

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people.Be not afraid ... Fear has ever been the bane of human existence on earth, ever since the fall from Eden. Man is born with only two fears, that of falling and that of a loud noise; but, to these, his experience quickly adds many more, and his fertile imagination countless others. The calming of mortal fears has frequently engaged God's concern, as in this instance... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:11

For there is born unto you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.Three titles of the Son of God were announced by the angels.Saviour ... has reference to Jesus' office as the sin-bearer, the procurer of salvation for the sons of men, a salvation which, preeminently above everything else, was the remission of their sins and restoration of the fellowship lost in Eden.Christ ... identifies Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, the Shiloh, Anointed, Suffering... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:8

Luke 2:8. Keeping watch, &c.— Literally, Watching the watches of the night; which intimates their taking it by turns to watch, according to the usual divisions of the night; and as it is not probable that they exposed their flocks to the coldness of winter-nights in that climate, where, as Dr. Shaw has shewn, they were very unwholesome,—(see his Travels, p. 379.) it may be strongly argued from this circumstance, that those who have fixed upon December for the birth of Christ, have been... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:9

Luke 2:9. 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 Solomon, was the symbol of the divine presence. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:10

Luke 2:10. Which shall be to all people— This plainly refers to the promise made to the patriarch, that in his seed all nations should be blessed. And as the Jews interpreted this prophesy of the Messiah, the angel's address could not but be an intimation that this prophesy was now fulfilled; and certainly this declaration of the angel's must for ever remain an invincible barrier against their opinion, who believe a partial redemption. The joy which the birth of Christ should occasion among... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:11

Luke 2:11. For unto you is born, &c.— Because one of the Bodleian manuscripts reads this ημιν, to us, Mr. Fleming has conjectured, that the angel who spoke was a glorified human spirit, perhaps that of Adam, all of whose happy descendants might, he thinks, make up the chorus, Luke 2:13. But considering the great assent of copies to the present reading, this conjecture leans upon a very slender support. Grotius imagines (which is more probable) that this angel was Gabriel. Almost all the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:8

8. abiding in the fields—staying there, probably in huts or tents. watch . . . by night—or, night watches, taking their turn of watching. From about passover time in April until autumn, the flocks pastured constantly in the open fields, the shepherds lodging there all that time. (From this it seems plain that the period of the year usually assigned to our Lord's birth is too late). Were these shepherds chosen to have the first sight of the blessed Babe without any respect of their own state of... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 2:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:8

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