The Doxology

From Luke 2:12 - 16, and 20

"And this will be the sign to you: You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and Saying:

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"

So it was when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.

Then the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

From Matthew 2:9 - 11

When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

So why the Doxology? This was my lesson in Greek this week: The word Doxology is formed from two words Doxa and Logos. Doxa means a good opinion, or praise. Logos means a statement or a word. So what we have here is a word of praise.

The very fact that it was angels, wise men and shepherds who were praising is not coincidence. It is of divine design. In representation of creation, We have the heavenly host from above. We have the highest of society in the wise men, and we have the lowly shepherd. Truly a complete cross section of creation.

Praise God.