Lucas 1:24, Lucas 1:31, Lucas 1:36 NVT

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 1:5-25

PART FIRSTThe Miraculous Birth and Normal Development of the son of Man_____________FIRST SECTIONEVENTS PREPARATORY TO THE BIRTH OF CHRISTLuke 1:5-80A. Annunciation of the Birth of His Forerunner Luke 1:5-255There was, in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias,13 of the course of Abia: and his wife was [he had a wife]14 of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6And they were both righteous before God, walkingin all the commandments and ordinances of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 1:13-25

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,” Malachi 3:16 . They were the quiet in the land, who “were looking for the redemption of Israel,” Luke 2:38 . The separation of the Nazirite was in ordinary cases temporary and voluntary; but Samson, Samuel and John the Baptist were Nazirites from their birth. As the leper was the living symbol of ... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 1:1-80

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was given by the angel unto Mary. Our study will follow Luke 1:27-38 . 1. The virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph. We emphasize that Mary was a virgin. This was plainly set forth in the prophetic Scriptures, when the Holy Ghost wrote, "A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 1:5-79

The Revelations of God Luke 1:5-79 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 will suggest many things to us that will bring great blessings. We trust that God will be with us in our studies. Let us observe several things about visions and revelations in general, and in detail the particular vision that came to Zacharias. 1. We know God by revelation. No one by searching... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:5-25

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 written in Aramaic Greek in vivid contrast to the classical Greek of Luke 1:1-4, and the more general Greek that follows. This may partly reflect Luke’s sources, but he later has no difficulty in turning his Aramaic sources into more general Greek. Thus we must see the Aramaic Greek here as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:24-25

‘And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying, “Thus has the Lord done to me in the days on which he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.” ’ And sure enough Elisabeth his wife did conceive, and when she did she kept to her private room for five months with joy in her heart at the thought that he reproach had been removed, and no doubt let it be known to some that God had heard their cry and given them a son. He had graciously looked on... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:5-25

Luke 1:5-Lamentations : . 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-Joshua :. Its Jewish character and form are evident: there are many reminiscences of OT incidents and language. In the days of Herod the Great ( i.e. before Luke 1:4 B.C.) there lived in Judæ a ( Luke 1:39 *) a priest named Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth. She was of Aaronic descent ( cf. ... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 1:24-25

How long after those days the Scripture saith not, but it is probable it was soon after, as in the case of Abraham, and in the case of Manoah’s wife, Judges 13:3, who conceived presently after the revelation. And hid herself: not that she hid herself from seeing any person, but she concealed from those whom she saw the hopes that she had of her being with child, and perhaps what her husband had let her know by writing of the revelation he had from the angel: not that she herself doubted the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 1:5-25

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 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 nation by the Romans. The sovereignty of Herod and the enrolment under Cæsar Augustus (Luke 2:1) are indications of the fact that the sceptre had departed from Judah (Genesis 49:10), and that the appearance of the Messiah might now be looked for. A certain priest.—Not the high priest. Of the course of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 1:1-80

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 were often slaves. And there are some who theorize that Luke was Theophilus' personal physician and servant. Whether or not that be so is only a matter of speculation, and thus, worthless to delve into.Luke was a Greek. And he is the only Gentile to have the privilege of placing scripture in that... read more