And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
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Interpretation
Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal to holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even to death for us.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.