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God's Unlikely Messenger
Commentators highlight how remarkable Anna's presence is. She was a female prophetess in an era with no recognized male prophets, and she hailed from the tribe of Asher, one of the supposedly "lost" northern tribes. This demonstrates God's faithfulness to all of Israel and His tendency to use humble, unexpected individuals to accomplish His purposes, rather than the powerful religious elite of the day.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 2:36
18th Century
Theologian
Of the tribe of Aser. The tribe of Aser, or Asher, lived in the northern part of the land of Canaan. Why Anna was called a prophetess is n…
AT Robertson
On Luke 2:36
One Anna a prophetess (Hαννα προφητις). The word προφητις occurs in the N.T. only here and Re 2:20. In old Greek writers it means …
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 2:36
19th Century
Bishop
One Anna, a prophetess.—The fact is in many ways remarkable. We find a woman recognized as a prophetess at a time when no man is r…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 2:36
Luke’s attention to the renewal of prophecy through Zechariah and Simeon at the coming of the Messianic Age continues with the introduction of Anna…
John Calvin
On Luke 2:36
16th Century
Theologian
And there was Anna, a prophetess (Luke 2:36). Luke mentions not more than two persons who received Christ, and this is intende…
John Gill
On Luke 2:36
17th Century
Pastor
And there was one Anna
The name is the same with Hannah: so Hannah, the mother of Samuel, is by the Septuagint calle…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 2:36–40
17th Century
Minister
There was much evil then in the church, yet God did not leave himself without witness. Anna always dwelt in, or at least attended, the temple. She …