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A Conflicted Wonder
Commentators explain that the crowd's 'wonder' was not simple awe but a conflicted astonishment. The reality of the Messiah's birth—in poverty, in a manger, announced to shepherds—clashed with popular expectations of a powerful king. Scholar John Gill notes this created hesitation, as people were so surprised they didn't know whether to believe or deny the shepherds' report.
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 2:18–19
19th Century
Preacher
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them&md…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 2:18
Then they “spread the word” and became the first evangelists of the Christian era. Luke’s observation that those who heard them “were amazed” is th…
John Gill
On Luke 2:18
17th Century
Pastor
And all they that heard it
What the shepherds related of what they had heard from the angel, and from Joseph and Mar…
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Matthew Henry
On Luke 2:8–20
17th Century
Minister
Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …