Luke 2:29 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
29-35. The utterances of Elisabeth, Mary, and Simeon are consecutive. Each begins where the other ends. Mary sings her own born Messiah; Zacharias celebrates the triumph of Israel; and Simeon announces the hopes of the Gentiles. But besides this holding forth the Messiah as a saviour for Gentile as well as Jew, what is remarkable is, that he announces in Jesus a suffering Messiah as well as a glorious. Nay, he announces that the blessed mother should also be a sorrowing mother. Though she has exulted, loftily and truly, in the thought that her son should sit on the throne of David, she learns now that calumny will make him its sign, and a sword shall pierce her soul. Human life is made of the extremes of joy and sorrow; but to whose lot did such blended joy and sorrow ever fall?
29. Lettest thou thy servant He, as the Lord’s servant, is now ready to be discharged from his earthly service. His swan-like song to God has been celebrated for its beauty in all ages of the Church. It was his blessed lot.
On earth thy salvation to see,
And then to enjoy it above.
Consult other comments:
Luke 2:29 - The Greek Testament
Luke 2:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Luke 2:29 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Luke 2:29 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
Luke 2:29 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Luke 2:29 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Luke 2:29 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Luke 2:29 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Luke 2:29 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:29 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:29 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Luke 2:29 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Luke 2:29 - Geneva Bible Notes
Luke 2:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Luke 2:29 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Luke 2:29 - Godet Commentary (Luke, John, Romans and 1 Corinthians)
Luke 2:29 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Luke 2:29 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Luke 2:29 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Luke 2:29 - Expositions Of Holy Scripture by Alexander MacLaren
Luke 2:29 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
Luke 2:29 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Luke 2:29 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Luke 2:29 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Luke 2:29 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Luke 2:29 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:29 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 2:29 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Luke 2:29 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).