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Verse Luke 2:10. _BEHOLD, I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS_] I am not come to
declare the _judgments_ of the Lord, but his _merciful_
_loving-kindness_, the subject being a matter of _great joy_. He then
dec...
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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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NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105.
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS. Greek. _euangelizomai. 1_ evangelize
(announce) to you great joy.
WHICH. Denoting the class or cha...
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_good tidings_ the rendering of the verb _euangelizomai_(see on Luke
1:19).
_of great joy_ See Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 61:1; Romans 5:11;...
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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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ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΊΖΟΜΑΙ. See on Luke 1:19.
ΧΑΡᾺΝ ΜΕΓΆΛΗΝ. See Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 61:1; Romans 5:11;...
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THE ANGELS TO THE SHEPHERDS...
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Ver 8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9. And, lo, the angel
of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone rou...
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ΦΟΒΕΊΣΘΕ _praes. med. (dep.) imper. praes._ Imper. с
_Отр.._
ΜΉ (G3361) указывает на запрет
развивающегося действия....
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DISCOURSE: 1471
CHRIST’S INCARNATION GLAD TIDINGS TO ALL
Luke 2:10. _Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David,...
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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 the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM, FEAR NOT (SEE THE NOTE AT LUKE 1:13 );
FOR, B...
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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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TO ALL PEOPLE] RV 'to all the people' (of Israel). There is here no
express mention of the Gentiles....
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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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FEAR NOT. — It is worth noting that this is almost the normal
accompaniment of the angelic manifestations in the Gospel (Matthew
28:5; Luke 1:13; Luke 1:30). They were intended to lessen, not to
incre...
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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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εὐαγγελίζομαι, etc., I bring good news in the form of a
great joy (_cf._ Luke 1:19). παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, not merely to
you, but to the whole people (of Israel, _vide_ Luke 1:68)....
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_The shepherds and the angels_....
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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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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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2. _The appearing of the angels: Luke 2:8-14_. “ _The gospel is
preached to the poor._ ” The following narrative contains the first
application of this divine method. Luke 2:8-9 relate the appearing o...
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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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(8) And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night. (9) And, lo, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round...
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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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_THE UNSEEN FROM HEAVEN_
‘And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you
is born this day in the city of David...
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10._Fear not _The design of this exhortation is to alleviate their
fear. For, though it is profitable for the minds of men to be struck
with awe, that they may learn to “give unto the Lord the glory d...
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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 THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM; FEAR NOT,.... For he was not a messenger
of bad, but of good tidings:
FOR BEHOLD, I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS; tidings, that were both
wonderful and amazing, and therefore...
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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Ver. 10. _I bring you good tidings_] The first preacher of the gospel
was an...
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_And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them_ Επεστη
αυτοις, _stood over them_, that is, appeared in a visible form,
standing in the air over their heads; _and the glory of the Lord shone
round about...
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The message to the shepherds:...
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AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM, FEAR NOT; FOR, BEHOLD, I BRING YOU GOOD
TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY, WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE....
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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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Ver. 10-12. Though God, in his appearances to his people, was wont so
to appear, as to show them cause to revere his majesty, yet he always
supported them, that their spirits might not fail under thos...
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Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
place, the angel said to the shepherds: "Fear not; for, behold, I
bring you tidings that unto you is born this day in the city of Davi...
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Luke 2:10 Then G2532 angel G32 said G2036 (G5627) them G846 not G3361
afraid G5399 (G5737) for...
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‘And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people,
for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, wh...
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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 2:10. BE NOT AFRAID. Comp. chap. Luke 1:13; Luke 1:30.
I BRING YOU GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY. Lit., ‘I evangelize to you
great joy.' The message is a gospel message, a joyous message;
therefore...
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I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY
(ευαγγελιζομα υμιν χαραν μεγαλην).
Wycliff, "I evangelize to you a great joy." The active verb
ευαγγελιζω occurs only in late Greek writers, LXX, a few
papyri e...
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Luke 2:10
When Jesus was born, the possibilities of human nature began to be
realised. Humanity took a new start. The highest hope of all time was
realised, and the possibilities of human nature had e...
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Luke 2:10
The days of life are not lived on one level range. There are days that
are lifted, and days that are depressed; days which stand out radiant
with opportunity, as summits of mountains stand...
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Luke 2:8
The Great Joy of Christmas.
When we hear an angel from heaven declaring good tidings of great joy,
which should be to all people, the heart is straightway set on
remembering how wondrous tru...
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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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I AM HERE WITH GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. The bright dawn of salvation was
about to shine on the whole human race. WHICH WILL BRING GREAT JOY TO
ALL THE PEOPLE. The barrier between Jew and Gentile was about t...
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_I bring you good tidings of great Joy._
CHRISTMAS-DAY LESSONS
1. The whole thought and idea of all that is told us about Christmas
Day suggests the consoling, the cheering thought, that however glo...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:10 FEAR NOT. A typical reaction to an angelic or
divine presence. I BRING YOU GOOD NEWS is the verb form of
“gospel.”...
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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 the angel said unto them; Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, that shall be to all people_ but first to you,
whom first I summon to visit and adore the Messiah that is b...
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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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Acts 13:32; Colossians 1:23; Daniel 10:11; Daniel 10:12; Daniel 10:19
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I bring you good tidings of great joy [ε υ α γ γ ε λ ι ζ ο
μ α ι υ μ ι ν χ α ρ α ν μ ε γ α λ η ν]. Wyc. is
strictly literal : I evangelize to you a great joy.
Which [η τ ι ς]. Of a class or character...
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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...