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Verse Luke 2:17. _THEY MADE KNOWN ABROAD THE SAYING_] These shepherds
were the _first_ preachers of the Gospel of Christ: and what was their
text? Why, _Glory to God in the highest heavens, and on ea...
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WHEN THEY HAD SEE IT - When they had satisfied themselves of the truth
of the coming of the Messiah, and had ascertained that they could not
have been mistaken in the appearance of the angels. There w...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Birth of Christ at Bethlehem (Luke 2:1)_
2. The Glad Tidings Announced to the Shepherds. (Luke 2:8)
3. The Circumcision and Presentation (Luke 2:21)
4. Simeon and His Prophecy ...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Lk. only. In obedi ence to a decree of the Emperor
Augustus, ordering a general census (the first, during the Syrian
governor ship of Quirinius), every man went to his own city. Th...
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (Luke 2:1-7)...
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In this country there were shepherds who were in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they we...
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SAYING. Greek. _rhema,_ as in Luke 2:15
CONCERNING. Greek. _peri._ App-104.
CHILD. As in Luke 1:59....
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_made known abroad_ Thus they were the first Christian preachers....
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The Angels to the Shepherds
8. _in the same country_ Tradition says that they were natives of the
little village Beth-zur (Joshua 15:58; Nehemiah 3:16). They were
feeding their flocks in the same fie...
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ἘΓΝΏΡΙΣΑΝ. Thus the shepherds were the first Christian
preachers. The reading διεγν. may have sprung from the previous
δὲ by _homoeoteleuton_....
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THE ANGELS TO THE SHEPHERDS...
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Ver 15. And it came pass, as the angels were gone away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lo...
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ΊΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708)
видеть. _Aor._ указывает на
предшествующее действие. Оно
логически необходимо для основного
гл. ("когда они увидели это"),
ΛΑΛΗΘΈΝΤΟΣ _aor. pass. par...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Portents (Luke 2:1-21)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all 2 the
world should be enrolled. 2This was the first enrollment, when
Quirinius was go...
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And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child.
AND WHEN THEY HAD SEEN IT, THEY MADE KNOWN ABROAD THE SAYING WHICH
WAS TOLD THEM CONCERNING T...
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We have here a most notable example of God's overruling providence.
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, and Christ must be born in
Bethlehem. How is this to be brought about ? Little did Cresar dream
t...
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ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE SHEPHERDS, WHO VISIT THE HOLY FAMILY. As Jesus was
born in a stable, so His birth was first announced to peasants, in
token that the gospel was meant for the poor and ignorant, as...
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BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
1-5. 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, exce...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 2
THE BIRTH OF JESUS 2:1-7
V1 At that time *Caesar Augustus ordered a *census in the *Roman
*empire. V2 This was the first *census when Quirinius gov...
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THEY MADE KNOWN ABROAD ... — The fact must be borne in mind, as
tending to the agitation which reached its height on the arrival of
the Magi in Jerusalem. (See Note on Matthew 2:3.)...
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CHAPTER 5
THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS.
Luke 2:8
THE Gospel of St. Mark omits entirely the Nativity, passing at once to
the words and miracles of His public ministry. St. John, too,
dismisses the...
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_The shepherds go to Bethlehem_. διέλθωμεν δή, come! let us
go. The force of δή, a highly emotional particle (the second time we
have met with it, _vide_ at Matthew 13:23), can hardly be expressed in...
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WELCOMED; NAMED; PRESENTED
Luke 2:15-24
From April till the autumn the flocks pastured at night in the open
fields, from which it seems probable that our Lord must have been born
earlier or later tha...
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem, under the yoke of an oppressor. Moreover,
by the exigency of the circumstances, He was born amid the homeless
crowd. This was according to the divine arrangement and foret...
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They saw this with the eyes of their body, but with their internal
eyes they discovered other wonders, viz. that he, who lay there in
such great poverty, was their Messias, their great King, and the S...
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THE SHEPHERDS
8-20. _“The shepherds were at that time tenting out, and keeping
watch over their flock through the night.”_ This fact refutes the
popular idea of the birth of our Savior taking place in...
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3. _The visit of the shepherds: Luke 2:15-20_.
The angel had notified a sign to the shepherds, and invited them to
ascertain its reality. This injunction they obey.
VERS. 15-20. The T. R. exhibits in...
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FIFTH NARRATIVE: THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOUR, LUKE 2:1-20.
Henceforth there exists in the midst of corrupt humanity a pure Being,
on whom God's regard can rest with unmingled satisfaction. Uniting in
thi...
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(15) And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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17._They published concerning the word _It is mentioned by Luke, in
commendation of the faith of the shepherds, that they honestly
delivered to others what they had received from the Lord; and it was...
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In the next chapter (2) the scene changes. Instead of the relations of
God with Israel according to grace, we see first the pagan emperor of
the world the head of Daniel's last empire exercising his p...
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AND WHEN THEY HAD SEEN IT,.... Or "him", as the Arabic version reads,
the child Jesus, or "them", Joseph, Mary, and the child; or this whole
affair, as had been related to them:
THEY MADE KNOWN ABROA...
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And when they had seen _it_, they made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child.
Ver. 17. _They made known abroad_] True goodness is communicative;
there is no envy in spirit...
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_As the angels were gone away_ Probably they saw them ascend; _the
shepherds said, Let us now go;_ without delay; _and see this thing_
This wonderful and important event; _which is come to pass: and t...
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AND WHEN THEY HAD SEEN IT, THEY MADE KNOWN ABROAD THE SAYING WHICH
"WAS TOLD THEM CONCERNING THIS CHILD....
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The visit and adoration of the shepherds:...
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THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS
(vs.1-7)
God in His sovereign wisdom and power at this time ordered the events
of man's government to accomplish His own will. Caesar Augustus
decreed that all the world ...
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8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only
sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in
the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock...
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Luke 2:17 Now G1161 seen G1492 (G5631) known G1232 (G5656) saying
G4012 G4487 which G3588 told...
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‘And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which
was spoken to them about this child, and all who heard it wondered at
the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.'
And onc...
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Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-11). This section
narrates: the circumstances which led His mother from Nazareth (chap.
Luke 1:26; Luke 1:56) to Bethlehem ...
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Luke 2:17. THEY MADE KNOWN ABROAD. This indicates that they narrated
the matter to others than Mary and Joseph, perhaps before their return
to their flocks.
THE SAYING, or, ‘concerning the saying,'...
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MADE KNOWN
(εγνωρισαν). To others (verse Luke 2:18) besides Joseph and
Mary. The verb is common from Aeschylus on, from the root of
γινωσκω (to know). It is both transitive and intransitive in
the...
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Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria....
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We WILL now read the story of our Saviour's birth as it is recorded in
the Gospel according to Luke.
Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, th...
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CONTENTS: Birth of Jesus. His adoration by the shepherds. Adoration
and prophecy of Simon and Anna. Return to Nazareth. Jesus and His
parents at the Passover.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Caesar, Augustus, Cyr...
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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 f...
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_And they came with haste._
The course pursued by the shepherds is vividly typical of that which
should be pursued by all Christian inquirers.
1. A process of inquiry.
2. The joy of distinct confir...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:1 Luke records the events of Jesus’ birth (vv.
Luke 2:1), his presentation in the temple (vv. Luke 2:21), and his
visit
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CHAPTER 2 VER. 1. _And it came to pass in those days_ (in which John
the Baptist was born) _there went forth a decree_, &c. The Syriac for
"all the world," has "all the people of his dominion," subjec...
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_And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child. They made known_ in the Greek
_διεγνώζισαν_ they knew distinctly and with certainty. Or
it may...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 2:1. ALL THE WORLD.—_I.e._ the Roman world (_orbis terrarum_).
TAXED.—Rather, “enrolled,” something like a modern census, but
with a view to taxation.
Luke 2:2. THIS WAS THE FIR...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 2:1
_The Redeemer's birth_.
LUKE 2:1
THERE WENT OUT A DECREE FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS, THAT ALL THE WORLD
SHOULD BE TAXED; more accurately, _that there should be a
registration_, etc.;...
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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 we...
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John 1:41; John 4:28; John 4:29; Luke 2:38; Luke 8:39;...
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They made known. See on verse 8. These shepherds, having charge of
flocks devoted to sacrifice, would presently be in the temple, and
would meet those who came to worship and to sacrifice, and so proc...
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THE SEARCH OF THE SHEPHERDS
Luke 2:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Christmas story from any angle is most interesting. We are to
study, "The Search of the Shepherds."
The study is well named, for the dut...
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THE INFANT CHRIST A CHRISTMAS SERMON
Luke 2:7
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In a manger, on the hay,
There, incarnate God, once lay:
From the Father's throne He came
To a world all sunk in shame;
Came a B...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...