People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. (From Original Photograph by Bonfils.) 48 A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. [Luke 2: 10-15. shepherds (see revised reading) we are not told; he may have been the samealso that Joseph saw, and perhaps Gabriel. Being familiar with Old Testa-ment descriptions of the glory about the ark, they would recognize that gloryas now surrounding them, and they were filled with very great fear. Suchremarka
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. (From Original Photograph by Bonfils.) 48 A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. [Luke 2: 10-15. shepherds (see revised reading) we are not told; he may have been the samealso that Joseph saw, and perhaps Gabriel. Being familiar with Old Testa-ment descriptions of the glory about the ark, they would recognize that gloryas now surrounding them, and they were filled with very great fear. Suchremarkable divine brightness had often been the signal for some awful judg-ment in olden time. 11. a Saviour . Christ] The angel quiets the fears of the simple-hearted shepherds as Gabriel had those of Mary (1: 30), and instead of bear-ing a sword of vengeance, assures tiiem that he is the bearer of good tidingsof great joy which shall Ibe to all the people. That means primarily, to allIsrael, but broadly to poor shepherds, and rich townsmen, Jew and are the good tidings: there is born to you this day in the city ofDavid, to you Bethlehemites, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lor
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