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Verse Luke 2:7. _LAID HIM IN A MANGER_] Wetstein has shown, from a
multitude of instances, that φατνη means not merely the _manger_,
but the whole _stable_, and this I think is its proper meaning in t...
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HER FIRST-BORN SON - Whether Mary had any other children or not has
been a matter of controversy. The obvious meaning of the Bible is that
she had; and if this be the case, the word “firstborn” is her...
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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 these days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census
should be taken of all the world. The census first took place when
Quirinius was governor of Syria; and everyone went to enroll himse...
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HER FIRSTBORN SON =
HER SON, THE FIRSTBORN. App-179.
WRAPPED... SWADDLING CLOTHES. Greek _sparganoo =_ to swathe. Occurs
only here and Luke 2:12. A medical term. bandage. See Co Luke 1:4;
Luke 1:14....
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_firstborn_ The word has no bearing on the controversy as to the
-brethren of Jesus," as it does not necessarily imply that the Virgin
had other children. See Hebrews 1:6, where first-born=only-begott...
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ΚΑῚ ἜΤΕΚΕΝ. See note on Luke 1:9. The belief in a painless
birth, _clauso utero_, and similar miracles, which are found in some
Fathers, are apocryphal fictions which derive no countenance from the
Go...
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Luke 2:1-7. THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
In this chapter as in the last there is a prevailing triplicity of
arrangement. In the first section we have—α. The Nativity, 1–7.
β. The Angelic Announcement, 8...
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VER 6. AND SO IT WAS, THAT, WHILE THEY WERE THERE, THE DAYS WERE
ACCOMPLISHED THAT SHE SHOULD BE DELIVERED. 7. AND SHE BROUGHT FORTH
HER FIRSTBORN SON, AND WRAPPED HIM IN SWADDLING CLOTHES, AND LAID H...
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AND SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRST-BORN SON— The words might be
rendered literally, _she brought forth her son the first-born._ The
word _first-born_ is sometimes used to signify that which is of
superio...
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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 she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them
in the inn.
AND SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRST-BORN SON (SEE...
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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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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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FIRSTBORN] A technical term among the Jews, signifying 'that which
openeth the womb' (Exodus 34:19.), and not implying the birth of other
offspring. That St. Luke uses it in this technical sense is cl...
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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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SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRST-BORN SON. — On the question whether
anything may be inferred from the word “first-born,” as to the
subsequent life of Mary and Joseph, see Note on Matthew 1:25.
WRAPPED HI...
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_The birth_. ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡ., as in Luke 1:57. In
this case, as in that of John, the natural course was run.
ἐσπαργάνωσεν (here and Luke 2:12), ἀνέκλινεν :
the narrative runs as if Mary did these thi...
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THE SAVIOR OF MANKIND IS BORN
Luke 2:1-14
The manger bed and its precious occupant are among the most cherished
memories of our childhood; but as we come there in later life, the
wonder ever grows....
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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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In a manger within a stable, or place where beasts were sheltered. And
it is the common opinion that an ox and an ass were there at that
time. See Baronius, Tillemont, &c. (Witham) --- O wonderful mys...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 2:1-7. _“It came to pass in those days [i.e., in the days above
mentioned, with reference to John the Baptist and the annunciation of
the coming Christ], a decree went forth fr...
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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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1. _The Birth of Jesus: Luke 2:1-7_. And first a historical note: Luke
2:1-2.
The words _in those days_ refer to the time which followed the birth
of John the Baptist, and give the remark in Luke 1:80...
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(1) And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (2) (And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) ...
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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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_NO ROOM!_
‘There was no room for them in the inn.’
Luke 2:7
We repeat the words, and wonder whether they have meaning for us
to-day. Think for a moment. In this world of society in which we find
o...
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7._Because there was no room for them in the inn _We see here not only
the great poverty of Joseph, but the cruel tyranny which admitted of
no excuse, but compelled Joseph to bring his wife along with...
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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 SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRSTBORN SON,.... At Bethlehem, as was
predicted; and the Jews themselves own, that the Messiah is already
born, and born at Bethlehem. They have a tradition, that an Arabia...
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them
in the inn.
Ver. 7. _And she brought forth her firstborn_]...
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_And while they were there, the days were accomplished_, &c. Whatever
views Mary might have in going up to Bethlehem, her going there was
doubtless by the direction of Divine Providence, in order that...
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The birth of the Savior:...
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And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Himin
swaddling-clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn.
The infinite simplicity of Luke's account of the...
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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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1-7 The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his
Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his
birth were very mean. Christ was born at an inn; he came int...
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OLBGrk;
It is Bucer's note, that in the Greek it is not _her firstborn Son, _
but ton uion authv ton prwtotokon, her Son, the firstborn; he was
truly her Son, and her Son firstborn, but he was not cal...
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Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Second Homily
And there ensued there the mystery which transcends all wonders,-the
Virgin brought forth and bore in her hand Him who bears the whole
creation by His word....
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Luke 2:7 And G2532 forth G5088 (G5627) her G846 firstborn G4416 Son
G5207 and G2532 wrapped G4683 Him...
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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 2:7. HER FIRST BORN SON. This implies that Mary had other
children (in Matthew 1:25 the reading is in dispute). It is unlikely
that an only child would be thus termed by one who wrote long
afterw...
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HER FIRSTBORN
(τον πρωτοτοκον). The expression naturally means that she
afterwards had other children and we read of brothers and sisters of
Jesus. There is not a particle of evidence for the notio...
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Luke 2:7
Christ waiting to find room.
In the birth and birthplace of Jesus there is something beautifully
correspondent with His personal fortunes, afterwards also of the
fortunes of His Gospel. Eve...
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Luke 2:1
The Child and the Emperor.
I. "It came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed." In the original
meaning of these words, t...
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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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SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST SON. PROTOTOKON. The language implies that
Mary would be the mother of other children. See note on Matthew 1:25;
John 2:12. WRAPPED HIM IN CLOTHS. New-born children were wr...
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_Her first-born Son_
BIRTH OF CHRIST THE LORD
I. CHRIST’S RELATION TO THE POOR.
1. When He came in so lowly circumstances, consenting to lay His head
in a manger, none of the pomps of royalty about...
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_A decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed
There is no grand reason, you see, given why Mary and Joseph should go
to Judaea._
The angel who is said to have announced the coming...
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NO ROOM IN THE INN
There was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7.
Not long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea there went out
an order from Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, that a cens...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:7 SWADDLING CLOTHS. Strips of cloth that wrapped
babies to keep them warm and secure. MANGER. A feeding trough for
animals. THE INN, with the definite article (“the”), indicates
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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 she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling
clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for Him
in the inn._ She _brought Him forth_ naturally like other mo...
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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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2 Corinthians 8:9; Exodus 4:24; Galatians 4:4; Genesis 42:27; Gen
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Her first born son. The Greek reads literally, her son, the first
born. Wrapped in swaddling clothes [ε σ π α ρ γ α ν ω σ ε
ν]. Only here and verse Luke 2:1
2Naturally found often in medical writings...
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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...
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She laid him in the manger — Perhaps it might rather be translated
in the stall. They were lodged in the ox stall, fitted up on occasion
of the great concourse, for poor guests. There was no room for...