ULuka 2:37

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

37 Waye yena engumhlolokazi ominyaka ngathi imashumi asibhozo anamine, obengemki etempileni, ekhonza uThixo ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhunga ubusuku nemini.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Exodus 38:8, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 23:6, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 84:4, Psalms 84:10, Psalms 92:13, Psalms 135:1, Psalms 135:2, Revelation 3:12

but: Psalms 22:2, Acts 26:7, 1 Timothy 5:5, Revelation 7:15

Reciprocal: Numbers 30:9 - General Ezra 8:23 - we fasted Nehemiah 1:6 - day and night Psalms 1:2 - day Psalms 86:3 - for I Psalms 88:1 - I have Psalms 134:1 - which by night Proverbs 16:31 - if Daniel 9:3 - with Matthew 6:16 - when Luke 18:7 - which Acts 13:2 - fasted 1 Corinthians 7:34 - careth 1 Thessalonians 2:9 - night 1 Thessalonians 3:10 - Night 1 Timothy 5:3 - indeed 1 Timothy 5:9 - under 2 Timothy 1:3 - night 1 Peter 3:5 - who

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years,.... Which is not the date of her whole age, as some have thought, but of her widowhood state, as distinct from her marriage state, and the time of her virginity. And this sense all the versions favour.

Which departed not from the temple that is, she was constant in her devotion there, at the time of divine service, whether by night or day; not that she was in it, for she had been out of it now; otherwise it could not with propriety be said of her, that

she coming in that instant, as in the next verse; but that she always was there when there was any worship performed, in which women might be concerned, and which is pointed out in the next clause:

but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day: she attended to the usual fasts of twice a week, and to such as were enjoined the whole congregation, and to the several set times of prayer, and to every act of devotion, private or public, by night or day. In Exodus 38:8 we read of women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: both the Targums of Onkelos and Ben Uzziel render it, "who came to pray"; and the Septuagint version, "that fasted": Anna did both.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years - That is, she was about 84 years of age. It does not mean that she had been a widow for that long time.

Fastings and prayers - Constant religious service. pending her time in prayer, and in all the ordinances of religion.

Night and day - Continually - that is, at the usual times of public worship and in private. When it is said that she departed not from the temple, it is meant that she was “constant” and “regular” in all the public services at the temple, or was never absent from those services. God blesses those who wait at his temple gates.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. Departed not from the temple — Attended constantly at the hours of prayer, which were nine in the morning and three in the afternoon. See Acts 2:15; Acts 3:1. It does not appear that women had any other functions to perform in that holy place.

With fastings — She accompanied her devotion with frequent fastings, probably not oftener than twice in the week; for this was the custom of the most rigid Pharisees: see Luke 18:12.