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Verse 38. _BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD_] I fully credit what thou
sayest, and am perfectly ready to obey thy commands, and to accomplish
all the purposes of thy grace concerning me. It appears th...
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AND MARY SAID, BEHOLD THE HANDMAID ... - This was an expression of
resignation to the will of God, and of faith in the promise. To be the
“handmaid of the Lord” is to be submissive and obedient, and i...
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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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PREDICTION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Lk. alone gives this narrative.
Three or four months before _the birth of Elisabeth's_ child, Gabriel
comes to Nazareth and announces to Mary, a virgin betrothed to o...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of
Galilee called Nazareth, to a maiden who was betrothed to a man called
Joseph, who belonged to the house of David. The maiden's name...
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BEHOLD. Greek _idou._ App-133.
HANDMAID. bondmaid.
WORD. See note on Luke 1:37. Same word....
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The Annunciation
26. _in the sixth month_ i. e. after the vision of Zachariah. This is
the only passage which indicates the age of John the Baptist, as half
a year older than our Lord.
_Galilee_ Thus...
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_be it unto me according to thy word_ The thoughts of the Virgin Mary
seem to have found their most natural utterance in the phrases of
Scripture. 1 Samuel 3:18, "If it be the Lord let Him do what see...
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THE ANNUNCIATION...
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ΔΟΎΛΗ. ‘_Female slave_,’ stronger than handmaid.
ΓΈΝΟΙΤΌ ΜΟΙ ΚΑΤᾺ ΤῸ ῬΗ͂ΜΆ ΣΟΥ. The use of
the _aorist_ optative delicately implies that the _time_ of the
fulfilment is left in God’s hands. The though...
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VER 36. AND, BEHOLD, YOUR COUSIN ELISABETH, SHE HAS ALSO CONCEIVED A
SON IN HER OLD AGE: AND THIS IS THE SIXTH MONTH WITH HER, WHO WAS
CALLED BARREN. 37. FOR WITH GOD NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE. 38....
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_THE BIRTH OF JESUS WAS ANNOUNCED -- LUKE 1:26-56:_ A month after the
announcement of John's birth God sent Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee
with a message for a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to a...
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ΓΈΝΟΙΤΟ _aor._ opt. _med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096)
становиться, случаться. Оптатив
обычно используется для выражения
желания (BD, 194). Здесь это выражает
покорность(Plummer).
ΆΠΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. ac...
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DISCOURSE: 1467
THE ANGEL’S MESSAGE TO MARY
Luke 1:35; Luke 1:38. And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: the...
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BEHOLD THE HANDMAID, &C.— Mary expressed in this answer both great
faith and great resignation. She believed what the angel had told her
concerning her conception, and wished for it, not regarding the...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 4
Predictions of the Redeemer (Luke 1:26-56)
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of
Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Promise of the Birth of Jesus
Scripture_
Luke 1:26-38 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betro...
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
AND MARY SAID, BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD; BE IT UNTO ME
ACCORDING TO THY...
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18 Zacharias does not believe the glad news. Hence he is stricken
dumb, for unbelief has no right to speak of the things of God.
19 Gabriel gave Daniel the explanation of two of his visions
(Dan_8:16...
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1:38 Lord; (g-9) 'Jehovah.' so vers. 66 and 68....
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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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BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD... — The words seem to show a kind
of half-consciousness that the lot which she thus accepts might bring
with it unknown sufferings, as well as untold blessedness. She...
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CHAPTER 4
THE VIRGIN MOTHER.
THE Beautiful Gate of the Jewish Temple opened into the "Court of the
Women"-so named from the fact that they were not allowed any nearer
approach towards the Holy Place....
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CHAPTER 3
THE GOSPEL PSALMS.
UNLIKE modern church-builders, St. Luke sets his chancel by the porch.
No sooner have we passed through the vestibule of his Gospel than we
find ourselves within a circle...
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_The announcement to Mary_....
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THE PROMISED MESSIAH
Luke 1:26-38
The narrative is artlessly simple and natural and is its own complete
vindication. No human genius could have invented it. Compare it, for
instance, with all the or...
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_Behold the handmaid. With all modesty and humility of heart and mind,
the blessed Virgin consented to the divine will: and from that moment
in her was conceived the Saviour and Redeemer of the world....
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MARY'S SUBMISSION
34-38. _“And Mary said, Behold the handmaiden of the Lord: may it he
unto me according to thy word.”_ Good Lord, give us the faith of
Mary, that we may perfectly submit to Thy Word a...
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3. _The manner in which the message was received: Luke 1:34-38_. 34.
“ _Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know
not a man?_ 35. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The H...
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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...
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SECOND NARRATIVE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS, LUKE 1:26-38
The birth of John the Baptist, like that of Isaac, was due to a higher
power; but it did not certainly transcend the limits of the na...
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(26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a
city of Galilee named Nazareth, (27) To a virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and
the virgin's...
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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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_WOMAN’S TRUE AVOCATION_
‘The handmaid of the Lord.’
Luke 1:38
The glory of woman only abides while it remains true to the instincts
which God implanted. What these instincts are, what woman’s true...
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38._Behold the handmaid of the Lord _The holy virgin does not allow
herself to dispute any farther: and yet many things might
unquestionably have obtruded themselves, to repress that faith, and
even t...
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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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AND MARY SAID, BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD,.... In which words she
expresses her obedience of faith; she owns herself to be the handmaid
of the Lord, and desires to obey him, and be submissive to...
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Ver. 38. _Behold the handmaid of the Lord_] Not Mall God's maid, as a
black mouth...
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_Then said Mary, How shall this be_ How can I immediately conceive a
child, (for so the angel meant, and so she understood him to mean,)
_seeing I know not a man?_ This was not the language of distrus...
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The explanation of the miracle:...
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AND MARY SAID, BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD; BE IT UNTO ME
ACCORDING TO THY WORD. AND THE ANGEL DEPARTED FROM HER.
Mary had received wonderful, overwhelming news, such as she could
hardly be expect...
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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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26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we
are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ
must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail,...
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_ Once have I spoken, _ (saith Job, JOB 40:5) _but I will not answer._
In like manner the virgin speaketh: I will dispute no more; I am the
Lord's servant, let him do with me whatsoever he pleaseth. T...
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Dialogue of Justin
and she replied, `Be it unto me according to thy word.'"[387]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
In accordance with this design, Mary the Virgin is found obedient,
saying, "Behol...
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Luke 1:38 Then G1161 Mary G3137 said G2036 (G5627) Behold G2400
(G5628) maidservant G1399 Lord G2962 be...
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Luke 1:38. THE HANDMAID, or, ‘bondmaid.' The humble title she gives
herself forms a striking contrast to the fulsome ones given to her by
her adorers. Rightly considered, however, this brings out the...
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The occurrence here narrated is called the _Annunciation_, ushering in
the _Miraculous Conception of Christ._ The account of Matthew
presupposes such a miraculous conception (Matthew 1:18-25). There,...
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Luke 1:26
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
I. "The angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth." Never was a time when, humanly speaking, the promises of
God mi...
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Luke 1:38
The Call of God.
It was the answer of profound and humble obedience to the greatest
call ever addressed from heaven to a mortal creature. The call,
sudden, undreamt of, overwhelming, interr...
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Luke 1:26. _And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgi...
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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...
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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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MARY SAID TO THE ANGEL. Compare what the angel told Joseph in Matthew
1:19-25_ (see notes there),_ and see what Christ taught about divorce
in Matthew 19:1-9_ (see notes there)._...
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_Behold the handmaid of the Lord_
MARY’S QUIET ACCEPTANCE OF GREATNESS
Nothing impresses us more than the calmness with which, after the
first trouble was past, the virgin received the message of th...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:5 The Infancy Narrative. The opening (Luke 1:8)
and conclusion (Luke 2:21) of this secti
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND BIRTH OF JESUS MATTHEW 1:18-25; LUKE 1:26-38
ANGEL TO JOSEPH ANGEL TO MARY HYPERLINK "TW://BIBLE.*?ID=40.1.18"
[VREF] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
m...
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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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_And Mary said_, &c. Mark the humility, modesty, and resignation of
the Virgin, for though saluted by the angel as Mother of God, she
calls herself His handmaid, not His mother; handmaid by nature, mo...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 1:26. THE SIXTH MONTH.—_I.e._ not of the year: the reference is
to the time indicated in Luke 1:24. NAZARETH—St. Luke alone informs
us that this village was the place of Mary’s r...
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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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2 Samuel 7:25; Psalms 116:16; Psalms 119:38; Romans 4:20; Romans 4:
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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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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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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord — It is not
improbable, that this time of the virgin's humble faith, consent, and
expectation, might be the very time of her conceiving....