And they called him Zacharias,— The law did not enjoin that the child should have his name given him at circumcision; it was an incidental circumstance, which custom had added; possibly because at the institution of the rite God changed the names of Abraham and Sarah, Genesis 17:5; Genesis 17:15.
Verse 59. _ON THE EIGHTH DAY THEY CAME TO CIRCUMCISE_] See an account of this institution in Clarke's notes on Genesis 17:10-1. Had _circumcision_ been essential to an infant's salvation, God would n...
ON THE EIGHTH DAY - This was the day on which it was required to circumcise children, Genesis 21:4. AND THEY CALLED HIM ZACHARIAS - The name of the child was commonly given at the time of the circumci...
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)...
When Elizabeth's time to bear the child was completed she brought forth a son. When her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her they rejoiced with her. On the eighth d...
ON. in. Greek. _en._ App-104. Not the same word as in Luke 1:65. ON THE EIGHTH DAY. Genesis 17:12.Leviticus 12:3.Philippians 1:3
_on the eighth day_ According to the ordinance of Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3; Philippians 3:5. The name was then given, because at the institution of circumcision the names of Abram and Sarai had b...
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....
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
ΤΗ͂Ι ἩΜΈΡΑ ΤΗ͂Ι ὈΓΔΌΗΙ. According to the ordinance of Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3;—Philippians 3:5. The name was then given, because at the institution of circumcision the names of Abram and Sarai h...
Ver 59. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he...
_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...
ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΕΊΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΕΡΙΤΈΜΝΩ (G4059) обрезать вокруг, делать обрезание (TDNT; EDNT; NIDNTT; SB, 4:23-40, особ. 23-27; TRE, 5:714-24; RAC, 2:159-69; ВВС), ΈΚΆΛΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act., см._ Lu...
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
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT ON THE EIGHTH DAY THEY CAME TO...
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 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...
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...
At the usual time, John the *Baptist was born. Elizabeth’s family and neighbours knew that the *Lord had arranged this birth. It was a time of great joy for them all. God told Abraham to *circumcise...
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...
THEY CAME TO CIRCUMCISE THE CHILD. — The day of circumcision, as the admission of the child into God’s covenant with his people, was, like the day of the baptism of infants among Christians, one on wh...
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...
ἦλθον, on the eighth, the legal day, _they came_, to circumcise the child; _i.e._, those who were concerned in the function the person who performed the operation, and the relatives of the family. ἐκά...
_Birth of John_....
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...
BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST 57-66. As Mary abode with Elizabeth at Jutta three months, the time of parturition was at hand. A wonderful time of rejoicing took place at the humble home of Zacharias and E...
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...
2. _Circumcision of John: Luke 1:59-66_. As an Israelitish child by its birth became a member of the human family, so by circumcision, on the corresponding day of the following week, he was incorporat...
(57) Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. (58) And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejo...
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...
59._And they called him Zacharias, by the name of his father _We know that names were originally given to men, either from some occurrence, or even by prophetic inspiration, to point out some secret w...
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...
AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT ON THE EIGHTH DAY,.... The precise time fixed in the normal restitution of the ordinance of circumcision, Genesis 17:12 though this was not always attended to, but circumcisio...
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. Ver. 59. _To circumcise the child_] Infants are no innocent...
_Now Elisabeth's full time came_ Exactly according to the prediction of the angel; _that she should be delivered_ Though this child was conceived in the womb by a miracle, he continued in the womb acc...
EIGHTH DAY; after his birth; as was required in the law of Moses. Genesis 21:4; LEVITICUS 12:3. When parents receive their children as the gifts of God, and from their earliest years implore for them...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The birth and circumcision of John:...
AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT ON THE EIGHTH DAY THEY CAME TO CIRCUMCISE THE CHILD; AND THEY CALLED HIM ZACHARIAS, AFTER THE NAME OF HIS FATHER....
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...
57-66 In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or "Gracious," because he shall bring i...
Ver. 59-61. The law for circumcision, GENESIS 17:12 LEVITICUS 12:3, was strictly for it to be performed the eighth day. We find nothing commanded in Scripture, either as to the person who was to perfo...
Luke 1:59 So G2532 was G1096 (G5633) on G1722 eighth G3590 day G2250 came G2064 (G5627) circumcise...
Luke 1:59. ON THE EIGHTH DAY. The proper time for administering the rite of circumcision (see Genesis 21:4; Luke 2:21; comp. Philippians 3:5). They
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...
WOULD HAVE CALLED (εκαλουν). Conative imperfect, tried to call....
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,...
WHEN THE BABY WAS A WEEK OLD. On the eighth day Jewish boy babies were circumcised and named (Genesis 17:12). [Circumcise: to cut off the foreskin of a Jewish baby boy as a sign of God's covenant with...
_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...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:59 Circumcision on the EIGHTH DAY is commanded in Genesis 17:12; Genesis 21:4
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...
Acts 7:8; Genesis 17:12; Genesis 21:3; Genesis 21:4; Leviticus 12:3;...
They called [ε κ α λ ο υ ν]. The imperfect ense signifies, as Rev., they would have called : they were about to call : or, as Bishop Lightfoot has happily suggested, they were for calling....
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...
Observe here, 1. The circumcision of the child at eight days old, according to the commandment, Genesis 17:12. Where note, first, the act, CIRCUMCISING. Secondly, the time, AT EIGHT DAYS OLD. God c...