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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Luke 2:1
The Birth of Jesus
SUMMARY OF LUKE 2: The Decree of Augustus Caesar. The Journey from
Nazareth to Bethlehem. The Babe in the Manger. The Shepherds and the
Song of the Angels. The Circumcision of the Child. The Child in the
Temple. The Prophecy of Simeon. The Prophecy of Anna. The Child at
Nazareth. Jesus with the Doctors. My Father's Business.
Went out a decree from Caesar Augustus. Augustus Caesar, the nephew
and heir of Julius Caesar, the first of the Roman emperors, was now the
ruler of the civilized world. Though Judea was ruled by Herod as king,
he was dependent upon and the servant of Augustus Caesar.
That all the world. The Roman empire which embraced all the world
then known to civilization; all southern and western Europe, western
Asia and northern Africa.
Should be taxed. A census was to be taken as a preliminary to a poll
tax in the provinces.
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