Verse 1
In = And in. Greek. en de. See App-104 .
In those days. Hebrew idiom for an indefinite time (Exodus 2:11 , Exodus 2:23 .Isaiah 38:1 , &c): while the Lord, being grown up, was still dwelling in Nazareth. App-169 . Compare Matthew 2:23 .
came. Greek comes: i.e. presenteth himself.
came John, &c. Because "the word of God" had come to him (Luke 3:2 ).
John the Baptist = John the baptizer.
preaching = proclaiming as a herald. App-121 .
in. Greek. en. App-104 .
wilderness = country parts, which were not without towns or villages. David passed much of his time there. So John, probably in some occupation also; John now thirty years old. He was the last and greatest of the prophets, and would have been reckoned as Elijah himself, or as an Elijah (Matthew 11:14 . Compare Malachi 3:1 ; Malachi 4:5 ) had the nation obeyed his proclamation.
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