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Luke 2:36-38King James Version (KJV)
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luke 2:36-38 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Anna’s Testimony
36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers. 38 At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, NashvilleTennessee. All rights reserved.
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36 This shows that women can also be called by god to do things; it is not just men called. She was Jewish because she was of the tribe of Asher. This meant while she lived at the temple she was not one who could work there.
37 She was older than 91 perhaps over a hundred. She chose to devote her life to God after her husband’s death, she could have easily turned against God because her husband died but she turned to Him. In Timothy scripture talks about young widows which she would have been and how it is better that they remarry, she was an exception because her not having a husband was not a distraction, she kept serving the Lord. We should serve the Lord in all we do.
38 Christ would bring redemption but not in the way people thought. Christ would not redeem them from Rome but from their sins.
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luke 2:36-38 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Anna’s Testimony
36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers. 38 At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, NashvilleTennessee. All rights reserved.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
36 This shows that women can also be called by god to do things; it is not just men called. She was Jewish because she was of the tribe of Asher. This meant while she lived at the temple she was not one who could work there.
37 She was older than 91 perhaps over a hundred. She chose to devote her life to God after her husband’s death, she could have easily turned against God because her husband died but she turned to Him. In Timothy scripture talks about young widows which she would have been and how it is better that they remarry, she was an exception because her not having a husband was not a distraction, she kept serving the Lord. We should serve the Lord in all we do.
38 Christ would bring redemption but not in the way people thought. Christ would not redeem them from Rome but from their sins.