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Luke 1:69
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He has raised up a horn of salvation for usin the house of his servant David,
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="luk.1.1" class="versetxt"> Forasmuch as many haue taken in hande to set foorth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeued among vs, Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, & ministers of the word: It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed. There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord, blamelesse. And they had no childe, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well striken in yeeres. And it came to passe, that while he executed the Priests office before God in the order of his course, According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense. And when Zacharias sawe him, hee was troubled, and feare fell vpon him. But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. And many of the children of Israel shall hee turne to the Lord their God. And hee shall goe before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said vnto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well striken in yeeres. And the Angel answering, said vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And behold, thou shalt be dumbe, and not able to speake, vntill the day that these things shall bee performed, because thou beleeuest not my words, which shall bee fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and maruelled that hee taried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speake vnto them: and they perceiued that he had seene a vision in the temple: for he beckened vnto them, and remained speechlesse. And it came to passe, that as soone as the dayes of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his owne house. And after those dayes his wife Elizabeth conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproch among men. And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid. And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end. Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren. For with God no thing shall be vnpossible. And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her. And Marie arose in those dayes, and went into the hill countrey with haste, into a citie of Iuda, And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to passe that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie, the babe leaped in her wombe, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost. And she spake out with a loud voyce, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to mee? For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe leaped in my wombe for ioy. And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord. And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord. And my spirit hath reioyced in God my sauiour. For hee hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from hencefoorth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to mee great things, and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation. Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of low degree. Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away. Hee hath holpen his seruant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for euer. And Mary abode with her about three moneths, and returned to her owne house. Now Elizabeths full time came, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her. And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name. And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all. And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God. And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea. And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people,
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
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And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David—
He has given us a powerful Savior from the family of God's servant David.
And He has raised up a horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Savior] for us In the house of David His servant—
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant—
And raised up a horn of salvation for usIn the house of David His servant—
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
Our God has given us a mighty Savior from the family of David his servant.
by raising up for us a mighty Deliverer who is a descendant of his servant David.
and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
He has given us a powerful Savior from the family of his servant David.
And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,
And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
He has provided for us a mighty Savior, a descendant of his servant David.
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And He raised up a Horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David;
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Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
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And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;
And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant:
And hath raysed vp an horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruaunt Dauid.
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:
And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of David His servant--
And he hath rerid to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child.
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his son David
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:
For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,
He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
He has raised up from the family of David One Who saves people from the punishment of their sins.
He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David,
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant.
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
And hath reysed vp an horne of salvacion vnto vs in the housse of his servaunt David.
And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,
And hath set vp an horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid.
he hath rais'd up a powerful saviour for us, in the family of his servant David,
He has given us a cowboy from the lineage of David that will save us.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
an: 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 132:17, Psalms 132:18, Ezekiel 29:21
in: 2 Samuel 7:26, 1 Kings 11:13, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 89:20-37, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 11:1-9, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:15-26, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:25, Amos 9:11, Mark 11:10, Romans 1:2, Romans 1:3, Revelation 22:16
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:48 - Blessed 1 Kings 11:36 - David 1 Kings 15:4 - give him 2 Chronicles 6:4 - Blessed 2 Chronicles 21:7 - as he promised Psalms 18:50 - to his Psalms 75:10 - but the horns Psalms 92:10 - But Psalms 106:4 - visit Psalms 132:11 - Of the fruit Isaiah 7:13 - O house Isaiah 16:5 - in mercy Isaiah 42:6 - and give Jeremiah 21:12 - house Jeremiah 30:9 - General Jeremiah 33:14 - General Jeremiah 33:21 - may Lamentations 2:3 - the horn Ezekiel 21:27 - until Matthew 1:1 - the son of David Matthew 22:42 - The Son Luke 2:11 - unto Acts 2:30 - he Acts 13:23 - this Acts 13:26 - to you Acts 15:16 - build again the tabernacle Acts 26:6 - the promise Romans 9:4 - promises Hebrews 2:3 - so Revelation 5:6 - seven horns
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,.... Meaning the Messiah, whom God had now raised up:
in the house of his servant David; in David's family, he being now conceived by a virgin of his house; and who, in a little time, would be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He is called "an horn of salvation", because he is a powerful Saviour. "Horn" denotes power; it being that to a beast, as the arm is to a man, by which it defends itself, and pushes down its enemies; and "salvation" is the work Christ came to effect, and for which he was raised up, and sent: and a Saviour he is, and a mighty one, as appears from his doing and suffering what he has; as bearing all the sins of his people, and making reconciliation for them; obeying all the precepts of the law, and undergoing the penalty of it; being made a curse, and becoming obedient to death, even the death of the cross: as also, from his delivering them from sin, Satan, and the law, which no other could have done; and from his grappling with, conquering, spoiling, and destroying all his, and our enemies. Moreover, the word "horn" signifies regal power, honour, and dignity; see Daniel 7:24 and so may not only denote the work of Christ as a Saviour, but his office also as a King, who in the discharge of that is likewise a Saviour; for he not only rules, and governs, but protects, defends, and preserves his, people, by his power; see 1 Samuel 2:10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And hath raised up a horn - A horn is a symbol of strength. The figure is taken from the fact that in horned animals the strength lies in the âhorn.â Particularly, the great power of the rhinoceros or unicorn is manifested by the use of a single horn of great âstrength,â placed on the head near the end of the nose. When the sacred writers, therefore, speak of great strength they often use the word âhorn,â Psalms 148:14; Deuteronomy 33:17; Daniel 7:7-8; Daniel 7:21. The word salvation, connected here with the word âhorn,â means that this âstrength,â or this mighty Redeemer, was able to save. It is possible that this whole figure may be taken from the Jewish âaltar.â On each of the four corners of the altar there was an eminence or small projection called a âhorn.â To this persons might flee for safety when in danger, and be safe, 1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28. Compare the notes at Luke 1:11. So the Redeemer âmay beâ called the âhorn of salvation,â because those who flee to him are safe.
In the house - In the family, or among the descendants of David.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 69. And hath raised up a horn of salvation — That is, a mighty and glorious Saviour: a quotation from Psalms 18:2. Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar light. The Chaldee paraphrast sometimes translates ×§×¨× keren, horn, by ××××ת malcuth, or ×××××ª× malcutha, 1 Samuel 2:10; Jeremiah 48:25, which signify a kingdom: but it is likely that the allusion is here made to the horns of the altar; and as the altar was a place of refuge and safety, and those who laid hold on its horns were considered to be under the protection of the Lord, so, according to the expression of Zacharias, Jesus Christ is a new altar, to which whosoever flees shall find refuge.
Some imagine that this form of speech is taken from the custom of ancient warriors, who had a horn of steel on the top of their helmets, which ordinarily lay flat, till the person came victorious from battle, and then it was erected, as emblematical of the victory gained. Such a horn as this is represented on the helmet of the Abyssinian kings and warriors: see the plates in Bruce's Travels. To this custom of wearing or lifting up the horn, the following scriptures are thought to allude: 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalms 112:9; Psalms 148:4; Lamentations 2:17. In ancient gems and coins, this form of the horn on helmets is easily discernible, sometimes flat, sometimes erected. A horn, filled with various fruits, was also the emblem of abundance among the ancients: hence their cornu copia, or horn of plenty. From all this we may learn that the Lord Jesus gives a luminous, powerfuly prevalent, glorious, and abundant SALVATION or REFUGE to mankind.
In the house of his servant David — Or, in the family: so the word οικοÏ, house, is often used in the Sacred Writings. In Luke 1:32, the angel states that Mary was of the family of David; and Zacharias, who, from the nature of his office, must have been well acquainted with the public genealogical tables, attests the same thing. This is a matter of considerable importance; because it shows forth the truth of all the prophetic declarations, which uniformly state that the Messiah should come from the family and sit on the throne of DAVID.
