Blessed Is The Woman That Gave You Birth

Church History: The Woman Who Exclaimed: "Blessed Is The Woman That Gave You Birth," Luke 11:27:28
And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the woman that gave you birth, and nursed you; But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Matthew and Mark did not speak of this event, nor can we attribute it to that of Christ's mother and brothers desiring to speak with him because they couldn’t get near him because of the crowd. Luke tells us this in (Luke 8:19), where there also was an interruption much like that, and, like that, occasion, we can learn from it.
The applause which an affectionate, honest, well-meaning woman gave to our Lord Jesus, upon hearing his excellent discourses. While the scribes and Pharisees despised and blasphemed them, this good woman (and probably she was a person of some quality) admired them, and the wisdom and power with which he spoke: As he spoke these things, with a convincing force and evidence, a certain woman of the company was so pleased to hear how he had confounded the Pharisees, and conquered them, and put them to shame, and cleared himself from their vile insinuations, that she could not refrain from crying out, "Blessed is the woman that gave you birth. What an admirable, what an excellent man is this! Surely never was there a greater or better born of a woman: happy is the woman that has him for her son. I should have thought myself very happy to have been the mother of one that speaks as never a man has spoken, that has so much of the grace of heaven in him, and is so great a blessing to this earth." This was well said, as it expressed her high esteem of Christ, and that for the sake of his doctrine; and it was not wrong that it reflected honor upon the virgin Mary his mother, for it agreed with what she herself had said (Luke 1:48), All generations shall call me blessed; some even of this generation, bad as it was. To all that believe the word of Christ, the person of Christ is precious, and he is an honor, (1Peter 2:7). We must be careful to prevent ourselves from, as this good woman did, giving too much honor to his natural kindred, his mother. We must keep the focus on Christ and his message.
The occasion which Christ took from this to pronounce them more happy who are his faithful and obedient followers than she was who gave birth and nursed him. He does not deny what this woman said, nor refuse her respect to him and his mother; but leads her from this to that which was of higher consideration, and which more concerned her: Yea, rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it,"(Luke 11:28). This is intended partly as a check to her, for placing so much adoration upon his bodily presence and his human nature, partly as an encouragement to her to hope that she might be as happy as his own mother, whose happiness she was ready to envy, if she would hear the word of God and keep it. Though it is a great privilege to hear the word of God, yet those only are truly blessed, that is, blessed of the Lord, that hear it and keep it, that keep it in memory, and keep to it as their way of life.