Verse 41
‘And it came about that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb,’
When Elisabeth heard Mary’s voice, and her greeting, she was aware of an unusual movement within her. It was as though the babe leapt in her womb. He was ‘filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb’ (Luke 1:15), and even now discerned the one who was to be God’s instrument in bringing the Son of God into the world. And Elisabeth was at that moment filled with exaltation in the Spirit and herself spoke inspired words.
For this compare Genesis 25:22 where the movement of the babies within was seen as a struggle for supremacy. In this case Elisabeth knew from her husband and his experience that the Messiah was coming, knew something of Mary’s strange experience, and therefore recognised the significance of the movement within her.
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