Verse 69
‘And has raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David.’
And He is doing this by raising up a mighty weapon of deliverance in the house of His servant David. The promised Davidic king was coming as a ‘horn of salvation’ (in Psalms 18:2 ‘the horn of my salvation’ is the Lord Himself delivering him from all his troubles). A ‘horn’ indicated power and strength. It was through their horns that earthly creatures exerted their power (compare Deuteronomy 33:17). And the Davidic king was seen as God’s horn of salvation (compare Numbers 24:8). But note that in Luke 1:77 ‘salvation’ clearly includes the forgiveness of sins. So this is not just political. The coming of David’s son will not only bring deliverance but will also open up a fountain for sin and uncleanness (Zechariah 13:1).
We note there that this confirms that Mary is of Davidic descent, for no one could at this stage know whether Joseph would go through with the marriage (he nearly did not).
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