Charles Rose Commentaries
Luke 1:70
έλάλησεν aor. ind. act. от λαλέω (G2980) говорить; здесь в знач. обещания.
έλάλησεν aor. ind. act. от λαλέω (G2980) говорить; здесь в знач. обещания.
HIS HOLY PROPHETS ... - All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob Genesis 49:10; Moses Deuteronomy 18:15; Isaiah...
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...
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...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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...
BY. through. GREEK. _ DIA._ App-104.Luke 1:1. SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. from [the] age i.e. of old. See App-151....
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....
_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...
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...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
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...
_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...
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...
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,...
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
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...
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...
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...
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.'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ἁγίων : a predicate applied in reverence to the prophets, as to the apostles in Ephesians 3:5....
_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...
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...
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...
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...
“ _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...
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...
(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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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:...
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....
_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...
HOLY PROPHETS; GENESIS 49:10; DEUTERONOMY 18:15; ISAIAH 9:6-7; ISAIAH 53:2-12. The more men are acquai
A hymn of praise:...
AS HE SPAKE BY THE MOUTH OF HIS HOLY PROPHETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN:...
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...
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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Luke 1:70 As G2531 spoke G2980 (G5656) by G1223 mouth G4750 His G846 holy G40 prophets G4396 Who...
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...
SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN (απ' αιωνος). Better "from of old" (Weymouth, American Revision)....
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,...
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,...
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...
_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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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)....
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...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 28:25; Acts 3:21;...
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....
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...
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...
His prophets, who have been since the world began — For there were prophets from the very beginning....