Luke 2:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. ”

Luke 2:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And to offer a sacrifice ... - Those who were able on such an occasion were required to offer a lamb for a burnt-offering, and a pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering. If not able to bring a...
Luke 2:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Circumcision and Presentation of Jesus. When the babe is a week old He is circumcised and named, and when He is a month old His parents take Him to the Temple in Jerusalem for the double rite o...
Luke 2:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

A pair , &c. Leviticus 12:2 ; Leviticus 12:6 .
Luke 2:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

24. And that they might offer a sacrifice This sacrifice belonged to the ceremony of purification; lest any one should suppose that it was offered for the sake of redeeming the first-born...
Luke 2:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1475 PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE Luke 2:22-24 . And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to prese...
Luke 2:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. And to offer a sacrifice - Neither mother nor child was considered as in...
Luke 2:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A pair of turtle doves, &c.— This was the offering appointed for the poorer sort, Leviticus 12:6-8 . It is evident, therefore, that although Joseph and Mary were both of the seed royal, they w...
Luke 2:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the l...
Luke 2:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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, e...
Luke 2:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A pair of turtle doves. — The law of Leviticus 12:8 allowed these to be substituted for the normal sacrifice of a lamb as a burnt-offering, and a pigeon or dove as a sin-offering, when the mother...
Luke 2:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 lat...
Luke 2:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 fore...
Luke 2:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(21) And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (22) And when the days of...
Luke 2:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And to offer a sacrifice ,.... That is, when the time of purification came, the parents of our Lord brought him from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, to present him in the temple to the Lord as his, and to r...
Luke 2:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. Ver. 24. A pair of turtledoves ] Christ's mother was not rich enough...
Luke 2:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When the days of her purification were accomplished “It appears, from Leviticus 12:1-6 , that for the first seven days, every woman who had borne a child, was considered as unclean in so great a d...
Luke 2:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 wor...
Luke 2:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Presented in the Temple. 21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JES...
Luke 2:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 2:22 "
Luke 2:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Is Circumcised and Presented at the Temple and Is Blessed By Simon Who Prophesies Over Him (2:21-35). The purification of Mary and Jesus from the ritual defilement of child birth was necessa...
Luke 2:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 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 chil...
Luke 2:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 2:1-9 . 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...
Luke 2:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 issue...
Luke 2:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

The days of her purification The presentation in the temple I. 1. Consider the inner meaning of the law which was here fulfilled by the Infant Jesus. Ever since the day that Israel had been del...
Luke 2:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 2:1-42 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 r...
Luke 2:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Circumcision and Presentation of Christ. Luke 2:21-40 The circumcision:
Luke 2:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 8:9 ; Leviticus 12:2 ; Leviticus 12:6-8
Luke 2:24 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Chri...
Luke 2:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons — This offering sufficed for the poor. Leviticus 12:8 .

Luke 2:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 2:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 2:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 2:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 2:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 2:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 2:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 2:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 2:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 2:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 2:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 2:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 2:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 2:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 2:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 2:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 2:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 2:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 2:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 2:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 2:24 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 2:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes