the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Lucas 1:67
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filled: Luke 1:15, Luke 1:41, Numbers 11:25, 2 Samuel 23:2, Joel 2:28, 2 Peter 1:21
Reciprocal: Judges 5:1 - Sang Deborah Matthew 21:25 - baptism Luke 2:25 - Holy Ghost John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Acts 2:4 - filled
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,.... With a spirit of prophecy, as his wife Elisabeth had been before, Luke 1:41
and prophesied saying; the following things, relating to the Messiah, his incarnation and redemption by him; to the accomplishing of the covenant, oath, promise and mercy of God to his people; and to his son, the forerunner of Christ; and to his work and office, in the various parts and branches of it, which he should perform. Whence it appears, that the following song is of divine inspiration; and that Zacharias spake it as he was moved by the Holy Ghost, as the prophets of old did.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Filled with the Holy Ghost - See Luke 1:15.
And prophesied - The word “prophesy” means:
- To foretell future events.
- To celebrate the praises of God (see 1 Samuel 10:5-6; 1 Kings 18:29); then to,
- Teach or preach the gospel, etc. See the notes at Romans 12:6.
This song of Zechariah partakes of all. It is principally employed in the praises of God, but it also predicts the future character and preaching of John.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 67. Zacharias - prophesied — The word prophesy is to be taken here in its proper acceptation, for the predicting or foretelling future events. Zacharias speaks, not only of what God had already done, but also of what he was about to do, in order to save a lost world.
