Luke 2:7

"While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth."

Key Reflection

In Luke 2:7, the day has arrived for Mary to give birth, marking a pivotal moment in the nativity narrative. This verse captures the fulfillment of God’s plan through the natural progression of time, highlighting the historical and divinely ordained nature of Jesus' birth. The phrase "while they were there" (καθὼς ἦσαν ἐκεῖ) sets up the context that Joseph and Mary had traveled to Bethlehem for the census, underscoring their fulfillment of prophecy and preparation for this significant event.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 7. Her first-born son. Whether Mary had any other children or not has been a matter of controversy. The obvious meaning of the Bible is that she had; and if this be the case, the word first-born is here to be taken in its common signification. Swaddling clothes. When a child among the Hebrews was born, it was washed in water, rubbed in salt, and then wrapped in swaddling clothes; that is, not garments regularly made, as with us, but bands or blankets that confined the limbs closely, Eze 16:4. There was nothing peculiar in the manner in which the infant Jesus was treated. Laid him in a manger.

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