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The
Shepherds are Visited by the Angel
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In this section of the Christmas story the
shepherds were tending their sheep when an angel
appeared to them to announce the birth of the
Christ child.
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Luke
2:15-19
The
Shepherds Visit Baby Jesus
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2:15
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven,
the shepherds said to one another,
"Let's go to Bethlehem and
see this thing that has happened, which the Lord
has told us about."
16 So they hurried off and
found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying
in the manger.
17 When they had seen him,
they spread the word concerning what had been told
them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were
amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
19 But Mary treasured up
all these things and pondered them in her
heart.
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Commentary
by Bob Pardue
The Shepherds
visit Mary and Baby Jesus
- Many of the Jewish
priests and common people were expecting a
savior to deliver them from Roman rule; others
hoped the Christ (Messiah) would deliver them
from physical ailments.
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- But Jesus, while healing
their illnesses and establishing a spiritual
kingdom delivered them from sin.
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- His work is more
far-reaching than anyone could
imagine.
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- Christ paid the price for
sin and opened the way to peace with
God.
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- He offers us more than
temporary political or physical changes -- he
offers us new hearts that will last for
eternity.
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- I would like to add a
side note to this passage. I am infatuated with
the simple statement at the end (verse 19) which
says; "But Mary treasured up all these things
and pondered them in her heart."
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- I am not positively sure
what this means but my interpretation is that
all the things that were happening in Mary's
life were just now becoming reality for
her.
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- Mary had a child which
was to be the king of all mankind though she was
almost still a child herself. The happenings of
the previous weeks and months may have seemed
like a dream to her and now she is waking up to
the realism of it all. Can you imagine what may
have been going though her mind?
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- What a responsibility for
a young woman to bear.
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- Mary has to raise the
Messiah and become known as the mother of God. I
feel that Mary may have "pondered" some of these
things in her heart. Gives me a lump in my
throat as if I would love to reach out and
comfort her.
Love in Christ
- Bob
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Verses are from Life Application Study
Bible: New International Version
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