Luke 2:9

And lo, the angel of the Lord,.... It may be Gabriel, who had brought the tidings of the conception of the Messiah to the virgin, and now the birth of him to the shepherds:

came upon them; on a…

The glory of the Lord - This is the same as a “great” glory - that is, a splendid appearance or “light.” The word “glory” is often the same as light, 1Co 15:41; Luk 9:31; Act 22:11. The words “Lord”…

The angel of the Lord came upon them - Or, stood over them, επεστη. It is likely that the angel appeared in the air at some little distance above them, and that from him the rays of the glory of the…

The meanest circumstances of Christ's humiliation were all along attended with some discoveries of his glory, to balance them, and take off the offence of them; for even when he humbled himself God…

And lo The phrase often introduces some strange or memorable event.

the angel Rather, an Angel.

came upon them Epestêa common word in St Luke, who uses it eighteen times, Luk 24:4; Act 12:7, &c. It…