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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Analysis and Annotations
I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_
2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5)
3. John th...
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THE BIRTH OF JOHN. THE BENEDICTAS. In due course Elisabeth bore her
son and received the congratulations of her friends. When the babe has
been circumcised and named, his mother rejects the proposal t...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied
like this: "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has
graciously visited his people and wrought deliverance for them. H...
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BY. through.
GREEK. _ DIA._ App-104.Luke 1:1.
SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. from [the] age i.e. of old. See App-151....
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_by the mouth of his holy prophets_ namely "in the Law of Moses, and
in the Prophets, and in the Psalms," see on Luke 24:44.
_since the world began_ Rather, OF OLD (ἀπ' αἰῶνος). "At
sundry times and i...
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The Birth of John the Baptist
58. _her cousins_ Rather, HER KINSFOLK, which was the original meaning
of the word _cousins_(_con-sobrini_). See Luke 1:36....
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ΔΙᾺ ΣΤΌΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΩ͂Ν ἉΓΊΩΝ … ΠΡΟΦΗΤΩ͂Ν
ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂. Namely, “in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets,
and in the Psalms,” see on Luke 24:44. The phrase “by the month
of” is the circumstantial and picturesqu...
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THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
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VER 70. AS HE SPOKE BY THE MOUTH OF HIS HOLY PROPHETS WHICH HAVE BEEN
SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN.
THEOPHYL. That Christ was born of the house of David, Micah relates,
saying, And you, Bethlehem, are not t...
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_THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF JOHN -- LUKE 1:57-80:_ When Elizabeth's
son was born her relatives and neighbors came on the eighth day to
circumcise him. They called him Zacharias after the name of his...
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ΈΛΆΛΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980)
говорить; здесь в _знач._ обещания....
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DISCOURSE: 1469
THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS
Luke 1:67. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath
visited and redeemed hi...
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WHICH HAVE BEEN SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN:— 'Απ αιωνος : "from
the beginning of the world." By _the world,_ in this passage, some
understand the Jewish dispensation, because, before the giving of the
law,...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 5
Paean of Redemption (Luke 1:57-80)
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth
to a Song of Solomon 5, Song of Solomon 58And her neighbors an
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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since
the world began:
AS HE SPAKE BY THE MOUTH OF HIS HOLY PROPHETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SINCE
THE WORLD BEGAN - or, from the earliest p...
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56 Miriam remains with Elizabeth until it is time for John to be born.
Though nothing further is told us of their communion, we may easily
imagine the overflowing fullness of joy which characterized t...
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THE BENEDICTUS. 'This song, which was composed in the priest's mind
during the time of his silence, broke solemnly from his lips the
moment speech was restored to him, as the metal flows from the
cruc...
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SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN] may be taken literally, Adam being regarded as
the first prophet. More probably it is used vaguely for 'in olden
times.'...
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BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION
1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a
classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true
Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
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Birth and childhood of the Baptist. The Benedictus.
59. The eighth day] Circumcision took place on the eighth day, even
though it was the sabbath: see John 7:22. At the circumcision of a
child the cir...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
THE AUTHOR
Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel
tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book,
Acts, continues...
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HIS HOLY PROPHETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. — The
words were probably more than a lofty paraphrase of the more usual
language, “of old time,” “of ancient days,” and imply a
reference to...
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CHAPTER 2
THE MUTE PRIEST.
Luke 1:5; Luke 1:57.
AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail
the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrative
with the br...
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_The song of Zechariah_, called from the first word of it in the
Vulgate the _Benedictus_. It is usually divided into five strophes,
but it is more obviously divisible into two main parts, Luke 1:67-7...
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ἁγίων : a predicate applied in reverence to the prophets, as to
the apostles in Ephesians 3:5....
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THE SONG AT THE HERALD'S BIRTH
Luke 1:57-80
This song is second only to that of Mary. It is a noble ode, tracing
our Lord's advent back to the early covenant of God with the fathers
and anticipating...
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ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION THE CENTRAL TRUTH OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
68-75. “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, because he hath
interposed and wrought redemption for His people, and raised up a horn
of s...
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3. _The song of Zacharias: Luke 1:67-80_.
It might be supposed that Zacharias composed this song in view of the
religious and moral progress of the child, or on the occasion of some
special event in w...
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“ _And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying_, 68. _Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He
hath visited and redeemed His people_, 69. _And hath raised up a hor...
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FOURTH NARRATIVE: BIRTH AND CIRCUMCISION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE
1:57-80.
Here opens the second cycle of the narratives of the infancy. This
first narration comprises 1. The birth of John (Luke 1:57...
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(67) And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying, (68) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he
hath visited and redeemed his people, (69) And hath raised up an ho...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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_MODERN PROPHETS_
‘As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been
since the world began.’
Luke 1:70
The message of Zacharias is as true to-day as when he sang. There have
been, and...
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70._As he spake _That the salvation which is said to have been brought
by Christ may not be thought doubtful on the score of novelty, he
adduces as witnesses all the _Prophets, _who, though they were...
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Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically
received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of
Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
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AS HE SPAKE, BY THE MOUTH OF HIS HOLY PROPHETS,.... Which shows not
only the veracity and faithfulness of God in his promises, but the
early intimations that were given by him concerning the Messiah:...
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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since
the world began:
Ver. 70. _By the mouth_] There were many prophets, yet they had all
but one mouth, so sweet is their harmony....
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_Blessed be the Lord God of Israel_ Who is also the God of the spirits
of all flesh: but Zacharias, speaking of the work of redemption calls
him only the God of Israel, because to Israel the prophecie...
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HOLY PROPHETS; GENESIS 49:10; DEUTERONOMY 18:15; ISAIAH 9:6-7; ISAIAH
53:2-12. The more men are acquai
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AS HE SPAKE BY THE MOUTH OF HIS HOLY PROPHETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SINCE
THE WORLD BEGAN:...
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A hymn of praise:...
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LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER
(vs.1-4)
Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving
exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of
being an...
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67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and
salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the
day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apac...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 1:68...
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Luke 1:70 As G2531 spoke G2980 (G5656) by G1223 mouth G4750 His G846
holy G40 prophets G4396 Who...
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The fulfilment of the angelic promise to Zacharias in the birth of
John, the obedience of the parents in calling the child by the
appointed name, and the removal of the dumbness of Zacharias at the
ti...
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SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN
(απ' αιωνος). Better "from of old" (Weymouth, American
Revision)....
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CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus
foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of
Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist.
CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
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Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order
a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years
have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
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LET US PRAISE THE LORD. Zechariah's prophecy is in Hebrew thought and
idiom. This shows the influence that molded John's character as he
grew up as Zechariah's son. A MIGHTY SAVIOR FOR US. Compare
Phi...
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_As he spake_
ALL GOD’S PROMISES ARE FULFILLED
Look over your lives, O Christians I and you cannot find one hour when
God’s promises have failed you.
Look over the history of His people, and it is f...
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_And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost_
THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS
I.
Preliminary questions. In the opening portion of St. Luke’s Gospel,
there is a definiteness of time, place, and cir...
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_Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should he delivered_
THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
That which was miraculous at the beginning became natural towards the
close.
This is seen in the case o...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:68 Zechariah’s prophecy is a single sentence
in Greek. It is often called the “Benedictus,” from its first word
in Latin. Like the Magnificat (see note on vv. 46–55), the
Benedictu...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:70 AS HE SPOKE... FROM OF OLD emphasizes the
fulfillment and continuity between the old and new covenants (see vv.
Luke 1:72)....
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VER. 35. _And the Angel answered... the Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee_, &c. Mark here that the Incarnation is limited only to the
Person of the Word, or Son of God: for He alone was incarnate and ma...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 1:58. COUSINS.—Rather, “kinsfolk,” which was the original
meaning of “cousins.” HOW THE LORD.—Rather, “that the Lord”
(R.V.).
Luke 1:59. ON THE EIGHTH DAY.—The stated time for a...
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EXPOSITION
THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail
the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an
interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
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Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle
"the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was
a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
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1 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 28:25; Acts 3:21;...
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That have been since the world began [α π α ι ω ν ο ς]. A
needlessly verbose rendering, retained by Rev. The American Rev.
insists on of old....
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...
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THE REVELATIONS OF GOD
Luke 1:5
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This
is the Gospel that emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of Man.
It wi...
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His prophets, who have been since the world began — For there were
prophets from the very beginning....