29. Lord--"Master," a word rarely used in the New Testament, and
selected here with peculiar propriety, when the aged saint, feeling that
his last object in wishing to live had now been attained, only awaited
his Master's word of command to "depart."
now lettest, &c.--more clearly, "now Thou art releasing Thy servant";
a patient yet reverential mode of expressing a desire to depart.
JFB.
Outline
The birth of Christ. (1-7)
It is made known to the shepherds. (8-20)
Christ presented in the temple. (21-24)
Simeon prophesies concerning Jesus. (25-35)
Anna prophesies concerning him. (36-40)
Christ with the learned men in the temple. (41-52)
Painted sketch of Bethlehem in the 19th Century
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Ancient Customs
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Simeon, Jesus, Anna
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