Luke 2:31

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:29-32

The song consists of an eulogium of Christ, whom Simeon here calls: 1. The Lord’s salvation; 2. A light to lighten the Gentiles; 3. The glory of Israel; and a petition, that now the Lord would let him depart in peace. But I shall take the words in order. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. He desireth to die, having now lived to see what alone he desired life for. It is a speech much like Jacob’s, Genesis 46:30, when he had seen Joseph, whom he thought... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 2:21-39

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 2:21. The child.—The best MSS. read “Him.”Luke 2:22. Her purification.—The true reading is, “their purification” (R.V.). The mother was ceremonially unclean by child-birth, the others of the household by daily contact. The law of purification is given in Leviticus 12:0. At the conclusion of forty days a lamb was to be offered as a burnt-offering, and a turtle-dove or young pigeon as a sin-offering. In case of poverty two turtle-doves or young pigeons were to be offered... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 2:28-32

DISCOURSE: 1477TESTIMONY BORNE TO JESUS IN THE TEMPLELuke 2:28-32. Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.WHILST we are noticing, as they arise, the various steps of our Saviour’s humiliation, we shall have repeated occasions to observe,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 2:1-52

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 went to be taxed, every one to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, and unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and the lineage of David,) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, who at this point was... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 2:1-52

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 for a general taxation according to men’s property. This emperor, after the battle of Actium, became so popular, that the senate invited him to take the reins of government into his hands, which laid, properly speaking, the foundation of the imperial monarchy of Rome. Augustus, as a man of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 2:25-35

Luke 2:25-35Whose name was SimeonReadiness for God’s will“Some years ago,” says a lady, “I made the acquaintance of an old peasant in a little German village, where I for some time resided.He was called Gottlieb, a name which has the very beautiful signification, ‘The love of God.’ The old man was well worthy of it, for if ever heart was filled with love to God and to all God’s creatures it was his. Once when walking I came upon him as he was stooping to pick up a fallen apple. ‘Don’t you... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 2:31

Luke 2:29; Luke 2:31Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peaceNunc DimittisI.Let us start with this great general principle which is full of comfort that EVERY BELIEVER MAY BE ASSURED OF ULTIMATELY DEPARTING IN PEACE. This is no privilege peculiar to Simeon, it is common to all the saints, since the grounds upon which this privilege rests are not monopolised by Simeon, but belong to us all. 1. All the saints have seen God’s salvation, therefore should they all depart in peace. It is... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 2:31

31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; Ver. 31. Before the face of all the people ] As a banner displayed, as a beacon on a hill, or as the sun in heaven, to be beheld of all; as the brazen serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, &c.,John 3:15; John 3:15 , εφανη , Titus 2:11 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 2:31

Psalms 96:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 96:10-1 Chronicles :, Psalms 97:6-Ruth :, Psalms 98:2, Psalms 98:3, Isaiah 42:1-Numbers :, Isaiah 42:10-2 Kings :, Isaiah 45:21-Lamentations :, Isaiah 62:1, Isaiah 62:2 Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:14 - Nathan Psalms 67:2 - saving Matthew 12:18 - and he Mark 16:15 - into Luke 2:10 - to Acts 15:14 - declared 2 Timothy 1:10 - now read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:22-38

§ 12. JESUS PRESENTED IN THE TEMPLE, Luke 2:22-38 . The presentation in the temple must have preceded the arrival of the Magi; as after their presence Jesus would have not have been safe from Herod’s hands. Jesus underwent circumcision as he underwent death; not because of his own sin, but because he stood as representative of sinners and as a bearer of the sins of others. Called Jesus See note on Matthew 1:21. read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:29-32

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 2:21-39

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 2:28-32

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 2:1-52

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 2:1-52

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 2:25-35

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 2:31

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 2:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 2:31

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:22-38

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