the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Lucas 1:38
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Behold: 2 Samuel 7:25-29, Psalms 116:16, Romans 4:20, Romans 4:21
be: Psalms 119:38
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:58 - General 1 Chronicles 17:23 - let the thing Psalms 86:16 - the son Proverbs 31:26 - openeth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 him as such; and tacitly acknowledges her meanness, and great unworthiness:
be it unto me according to thy word; she assented to what the angel said should be unto her; she earnestly desired it might be, and firmly believed it would be; she set her "Amen" to the angel's message:
and the angel departed from her; to the heavenly regions from whence he came; to his great Lord and master, that sent him; having dispatched the business he came about, and which he was accountable to him for.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 is the same as saying, “I fully credit all that is said, and am perfectly ready to obey all the commands of the Lord.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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 that at the instant of this act of faith, and purposed obedience, the conception of the immaculate humanity of Jesus took place; and it was DONE unto her according to his word. See Luke 1:35.
