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I AM GABRIEL - The word “Gabriel” is made up of two Hebrew words,
and signifies “man of God.” This angel is mentioned as having been
deputed to inform “Daniel” that his prayers were heard. See the
not...
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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 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...
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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...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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ANSWERING SAID. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41.
GABRIEL. the mighty man of God. The messanger of the restoration (Luke
1:26; Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9
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_Gabriel_ The name means -Hero of God." He is also mentioned in Luke
1:26, and in Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21-23 (-idem Angelus, idem
negotium," Bengel). The only other Angel or Archangel ...
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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...
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ἈΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ. This aor. pass. part. is constantly used in the
N. T. for the aor. mid. part. ἀποκρινάμενος. Veitch,
_Greek Verbs_, p. 78, says that the earliest instance of this use is
in Maco, a poet of...
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF THE FORERUNNER...
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Ver 18. And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this?
for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19. And the
angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the pr...
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_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...
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ΑΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. от_
ΑΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать. О еврейском
обороте с _part. см._ МН, 453.
ΠΑΡΕΣΤΗΚΏΣ _perf. act. part. от_ ΠΑΡΊΣΤΗΜΙ
(G3936) стоять, стоять возле;
предполагает с...
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I AM GABRIEL, THAT STAND, &C.— As much as to say, "I am the angel
Gabriel, the same _servant of God_ (so the name signifies, being by
interpretation _vir Dei,_—a _man_ or _servant of God_) who, as the...
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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...
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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in
the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
these glad tidings.
AND THE ANGEL ANSWERING SAID UNTO HIM, I...
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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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1:19 tidings (i-29) Or 'to bring the glad tidings of these things.'
Lit. 'evangelize these things.'...
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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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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...
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I AM GABRIEL, etc.] cp. Tob 1:15, 'I am Raphael, one of the seven holy
angels which present the prayers of the saints, and go in before the
glory of the Holy One.' Two angels only are named in the can...
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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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I AM GABRIEL. — No names of angels appear in the Old Testament till
after the Babylonian Exile. Then we have Gabriel (= “the strong one
— or the hero — of God”), in Daniel 8:16; Michael (= “who is
lik...
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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...
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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 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...
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_Zechariah doubts_. The angel's dazzling promise of a son, and even of
a son with such a career, might be but a reflection of Zechariah's own
secret desire and hope; yet when his day-dream is objectif...
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ἀποκριθεὶς : the very natural scepticism of Zechariah is
treated as a fault. Γαβριὴλ : the naming of angels is
characteristic of the later stage of Judaism (_vide_ Daniel 8:16;
Daniel 10:21)....
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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...
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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, (x) that stand in
the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
these glad tidings.
(x) That appears, for so the Hebrews u...
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The name _Gabriel signifies, the strength of God; or, God is my
strength. The angels are sometimes styled by proper names, in order to
shew their respective duties; thus, no angel could better be appo...
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DOUBT & DUMBNESS ALWAYS CO-EXISTENT
18-20. Here we see that Zacharias evinced his doubt of Gabriel's
communication by asking a sign. O how many people now doubt God and
wait for signs, instead of taki...
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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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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...
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“ _And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for
I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. And the angel
answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presen...
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2. VERS. 18-22 relate the manner in which the promise is received; and
first, the objection of Zacharias (Luke 1:18); next, his punishment
(Luke 1:19-20); lastly, the effect produced upon the people b...
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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...
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(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...
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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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19._I am Gabriel _By these words the angel intimates that it was not
his veracity, but that of God who sent him, and whose message he
brought, that had been questioned; and so he charges Zacharias wit...
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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 THE ANGEL ANSWERING, SAID UNTO HIM, I AM GABRIEL,.... The name of
an angel well known to Zacharias from Daniel's prophecies, Daniel 8:16
and is the first time we read of the name of an angel: the...
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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the
presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
these glad tidings.
Ver. 19. _That stand in the presence of Go...
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_Zacharias said, Whereby shall I know this?_ In how different a spirit
did the blessed Virgin say, _How shall this be?_ Zacharias disbelieved
the prediction, as appears from Luke 1:20, and therefore w...
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GABRIEL; this is composed of two Hebrew words, which mean, God's
strong one, or man of God; and is the name of the angel or messenger
sent to Daniel to make known to him things concerning the Messiah....
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The doubts of Zacharias:...
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AND THE ANGEL, ANSWERING, SAID UNTO HIM, I AM GABRIEL, THAT STAND IN
THE PRESENCE OF GOD, AND AM SENT TO SPEAK UNTO THEE, AND TO SHOW THEE
THESE GLAD TIDINGS....
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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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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...
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Ver. 19,20. It is by some observed, that before the captivity of
Babylon we read of no name of any angel, who have no names as we have,
but assume names to declare the nature of their ministration; an...
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Luke 1:19 And G2532 angel G32 answered G611 (G5679) said G2036 (G5627)
him G846 I G1473 am G1
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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...
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‘And the angel answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in
the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you
these good tidings.” '
The answer comes. He can know that a son...
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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...
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Luke 1:19. I AM GABRIEL; comp. Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21. ‘Man of
God.'
THAT STAND IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. One of the chief angels
(archangels) nearest to God. According to Tob 12:15, there were seven...
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GABRIEL
(Γαβριηλ). The Man of God (Daniel 8:6; Daniel 9:21). The other
angel whose name is given in Scripture is Michael (Daniel 10:13;
Daniel 10:21...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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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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I AM GABRIEL. The word of an angel was sign enough! I STAND IN THE
PRESENCE OF GOD. See Revelation 8:2; Daniel 8:15-18; Hebrews 1:14....
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_I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God_
“I AM GABRIEL.
” Names of angels
The name Gabriel signifies “The mighty messenger of God.” The
Bible knows of only two heavenly personages who are i...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:19 GABRIEL. See Daniel 9:21.
⇐...
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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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S. LUKE'S GOSPEL
Third Edition
J OHN H ODGES,
AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON.
1892.
INTRODUCTION.
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T
HE _Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to S. Luke_, that is, the
Holy Evangelical H...
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_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...
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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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Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21; Hebrews 4:14; Luke 2:10; Luke 1:26;...
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Gabriel. Meaning man of God. In Jewish tradition the guardian of the
sacred treasury. Michael (see on Jude 1:9) is the destroyer, the
champion of God against evil, the minister of wrath. Gabriel is th...
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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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I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God — Seven angels thus
stand before God, Revelation 7:2; who seem the highest of all. There
seems to be a remarkable gradation in the words, enhancing the...