unto. to. Greek. pros. App-104. Not the same word as in Luke 1:26.
not. Greek. me. App-105. As in verses: Luke 1:20; Luke 1:30, not as in verses: Luke 1:20; Luke 1:22; Luke 1:34.
for. because.
prayer. a definite petition.
is heard. was heard: i.e. not now, or recently. Evidently the prayer for offspring, which was now no longer offered.
bear thee. bring forth to thee.
John. Jehovah sheweth favour.
Verse Luke 1:13. _THY PRAYER IS HEARD_] This probably refers, 1st, to the frequent prayers which he had offered to God for a son; and 2dly, to those which he had offered for the deliverance and cons...
THY PRAYER IS HEARD - That is, thy prayer for offspring. This, among the Jews, was an object of intense desire. No prospect was more gloomy to them than that of dying childless, so that their “name sh...
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...
PREDICTION OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. Lk. alone gives the story, which perhaps existed independently. and had been preserved in Baptist circles like that of Acts 19:1. Its Jewish character and...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
In the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, there was a priest called Zacharias, who belonged to the section of Abia. His wife was also a direct descendant of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth. Both of t...
_Fear not_ The first utterance of the Dawn of the Gospel. St Luke begins with this angelic encouragement, and ends with the Apostles -blessing and praising God;" see the beautiful remarks of Bengel ad...
The Announcement of the Birth of the Fore-runner 5. _There was in the days_ The elaborate style of the Preface is at once replaced by one of extreme directness and simplicity, full of Hebraic expressi...
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF THE FORERUNNER...
ΜῊ ΦΟΒΟΥ͂. The first utterance of the Dawn of the Gospel. St Luke begins with this angelic encouragement, and ends with the Apostles ‘blessing and praising God;’ see the beautiful remarks of Bengel ad...
VER 11. AND THERE APPEARED TO HIM AN ANGEL OF THE LORD STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ALTAR OF INCENSE. 12. AND WHEN ZACHARIAS SAW HIM, HE WAS TROUBLED, AND FEAR FELL UPON HIM. 13. BUT THE ANGEL SA...
_THE BIRTH OF JOHN WAS ANNOUNCED -- LUKE 1:5-25:_ The birth of both John and Jesus took place while Herod was king of Judea. During this time there was a good man names named Zacharias. He was a pries...
ΦΟΒΟΎ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΦΟΒΈΟΜΑΙ (G5399) пугаться, бояться. _Praes. imper._ с отр. ΜΉ (G3361) используется для запрета развивающегося действия (GGBB, 724). ΕΊΣΗΚΟΎΣΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. о...
THY PRAYER IS HEARD;— We cannot imagine that this holy man, at so advanced an age, and on such an occasion, would pray for the pregnancy of his wife, who was very old. The priests in this office consi...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Preparing for the Redeemer (Luke 1:5-25) 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the da...
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. BUT THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HIM, FEAR NOT. Th...
1 Many biographies of the life of our blessed Lord were composed during the lifetime of those who had known Him. Luke had exceptional opportunities for such a work and proposes to write an account whi...
1:13 John. (c-31) * Meaning, 'Jehovah is gracious.'...
MY PRAYER] Probably not for offspring, but for the coming of the kingdom of God, and of the Messianic salvation, the only suitable prayer for so solemn an occasion. It was a maxim of the rabbis that '...
CONCEPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The rise of Christianity was preceded by a long period of four hundred years, during which prophecy was silent, and the religious guidance of the nation passed to the r...
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...
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...
THY PRAYER IS HEARD. — The words imply a prayer on the part of Zacharias, not that he might have a son (that hope appears to have died out long before), but that the Kingdom of God might come. Praying...
CHAPTER 1 THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL. THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of God. So the four Gospels l...
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...
_The birth of the Baptist announced_. From the long prefatory sentence, constructed according to the rules of Greek syntax, and with some pretensions to classic purity of style, we pass abruptly to th...
_A celestial visitant_....
δέησις : all prayed at that hour, therefore of course the officiating priest. The prayer of Zechariah was very special δέησις implies this as compared with προσευχή, _vide_ Trench, _Synonyms_ and very...
THE FORERUNNER Luke 1:13-25 As we open this Gospel we feel the wealth of a new age. The country was full of anarchy, misrule and wild passion, but there were many who “spoke often one to another,” M...
Thy prayer is heard. We cannot suppose, as St. Augustine observes, (lib. ii. QQ. Evang. chap i., tom. 3, part 2, p. 249. Ed. Ben.) that he was praying to have children, when his wife was so advanced i...
OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS 5. John the Baptist was a bonafide Aaronic priest in a pre-eminent sense, both his father and his mother belonging to the family of Aaron. 6. _“They were both righteous before G...
FIRST PART: THE NARRATIVES OF THE INFANCY, LUKE 1:5 TO LUKE 2:52 Both the first and the third Gospel open with a cycle of narratives relating to the birth and childhood of Jesus. These narratives do n...
2. _The promise of deliverance: Luke 1:8-22_. This portion comprises: 1. Luke 1:8-17, The promise itself; 2. Luke 1:18-22, The manner in which it was received. 1. The narrative of the promise includes...
VER. 11. Here, with the appearance of the angel, begins the marvellous character of the story which lays it open to the suspicion of criticism. And if, indeed, the Christian dispensation were nothing...
FIRST NARRATIVE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE 1:5-25. The first words of the narrative bring us back from the midst of Greece, whither we were transported by the prologue, into...
(5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (6) And they wer...
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...
13._Fear not, Zacharias _The glory of God, it ought to be observed, is not so appalling to the saints as to swallow them up entirely with dread, but only to cast them down from a foolish confidence, t...
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...
BUT THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HIM, FEAR NOT, ZACHARIAS,.... He calls him by his name; for holy men are known to angels in person, and by name; to whom they are ministering spirits, and for whose good they a...
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Ver. 13. _For thy prayer is heard_] Both fo...
_But the angel said, Fear not_, &c. Thus encouraging him with great gentleness of aspect and voice. _For thy prayer is heard_ I do not come unto thee with a message of terror, but am sent to assure th...
JOHN; the meaning of this word is, the grace of the Lord, or Jehovah is gracious....
The angel messenger:...
BUT THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HIM, FEAR NOT, ZACHARIAS; FOR THY PRAYER IS HEARD, AND THY WIFE ELISABETH SHALL BEAR THEE A SON; AND THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME JOHN....
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...
5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, an...
Although the great God useth so to show himself to the best of his own people, as to imprint upon them a sacred awe of his majesty, yet he never suffereth the souls of his people to sink under those a...
Origen Commentary on John Book II Gabriel, when announcing to Zacharias the birth of John, and to Mary the advent of our Saviour among men, says:[94] Origen Commentary on John Book VI " The words of...
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ZACHARIAS GOES UP TO THE TEMPLE AND IS PROMISED A SON WHO WILL PREPARE THE WAY FOR GOD'S MESSIAH, AND HE IS MADE DUMB IN GOD'S PRESENCE (1:5-25). From this point on until the end of chapter 2 all is w...
‘But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias: because your supplication is heard, and your wife Elisabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.” ' During his offering of th...
Chaps. 1 and 2 forming the _first part_ of the Gospel, narrate ‘the miraculous birth and normal development of the Son of Man.' Chap. 1 tells of events preceding the birth of Christ, namely, the annou...
Luke 1:13. FOR THY PRAYER IS HEARD. The doubt of Zacharias (Luke 1:18) indicates that he had ceased to pray for a son. The prayer was doubtless a Messianic one, even if he still cherished some hope of...
IS HEARD (εισηκουσθη). First aorist passive indicative. A sort of timeless aorist, "was heard" when made, and so "is heard" now. Probably the prayer was for a son in spite of the great age of Elisa...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
Luke 1:5. _There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they...
Luke 1:5. _There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they...
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,...
DON'T BE AFRAID, ZECHARIAH. The angel brings a message of hope! GOD HAS HEARD YOUR PRAYER. They felt it was a disgrace to be childless, and had prayed continually for a child. YOU ARE TO NAME HIM JOHN...
_But the angel said unto him, Fear not_ HUMAN LIFE ON EARTH KNOWN IN HEAVEN From the speech of Gabriel it is clear that _human _life, in its beginning’, course, purpose, and destiny, is known in hea...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:13 YOUR PRAYER HAS BEEN HEARD. Zechariah may have been pleading for Israel as a nation. He apparently also asked God for a child, as indicated by v. Luke 1:13
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:5 The Infancy Narrative. The opening (Luke 1:8) and conclusion (Luke 2:21) of this secti
S. LUKE'S GOSPEL Third Edition J OHN H ODGES, AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON. 1892. INTRODUCTION. . T HE _Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to S. Luke_, that is, the Holy Evangelical H...
_Thy prayer is heard._ Not his prayer for offspring, S. Augustine says, of which he now so despaired that he did not believe the promise of the angel (verse 20), but thy prayer as a priest for the sin...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 1:5. HEROD, THE KING OF JUDÆA.—He also ruled over Galilee, Samaria, and the greater part of Peræa. He was the son of Antipater, an _Edomite_, and had been imposed upon the Jewish...
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 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 2:21; 2 Kings 4:16; 2 Kings 4:17; Acts 10:31;
Is heard [ε ι σ η κ ο υ σ θ η]. If we render the aorist literally, was heard, we avoid the question as to what prayer is referred to. The reference is to the prayer for offspring, which, owing to his...
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...
Thy prayer is heard — Let us observe with pleasure, that the prayers of pious worshippers come up with acceptance before God; to whom no costly perfume is so sweet, as the fragrancy of an upright hear...
Observe here, 1. How apprehensive this good angel was of Zacharias's surprising fear, and encourages him against it. The holy angels, though they do not express it in words, yet they pity our frailtie...