Luke 2:37 - Exposition

Which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day . Probably, in virtue of her reputation as a prophetess, some small chamber in the temple was assigned to her. This seems to have been the case with Huldah ( 2 Chronicles 34:22 ). It has also been suggested that she lovingly performed some work in or about the sacred building. Farrar suggests such as trimming the lamps (as is the rabbinic notion about Deborah), derived from the word lapidoth , splendor. Such sacred functions were regarded among all nations as a high honor. The great city of Ephesus boasted her name of νεωκόρος , temple-sweeper, as her proudest title to honor.