Luke 1:39-50

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 1:46-55

THE SONG OF THE VIRGIN‘My soul doth magnify the Lord.… As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.’ Luke 1:46-2 Timothy : Next to the Lord’s Prayer, perhaps, few passages of Scripture are better known than this. Observe:— I. The full acquaintance with Scripture which this hymn exhibits.—We are reminded, as we read it, of many expressions in the Psalms. Above all, we are reminded of the song of Hannah in the Book of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 2:2, etc.). The memory of the Blessed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:39-40

‘And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.’ We are given no specific reason as to why Mary should arise and go to Elisabeth in such haste, but the speed of her reaction suggests that it was because she was in turmoil and saw Elisabeth as someone in whom she could confide. Thus we are left to infer that it was because of this extraordinary experience that she had had, which gained... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:39-56

Mary Visits Elisabeth Who Prophesies by the Holy Spirit Over Jesus and Mary and Rejoices and Worships God (1:39-56). Elisabeth’s months of retreat were partly interrupted by the arrival of Mary in the sixth month (which at least partly explains why there were only five months of retreat). But this was not something that could cause frustration, for her coming resulted in a sign from God of the relationship that there would be between John and Jesus, and resulted in an outburst of prophecy... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:41

‘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... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:41-42

‘And Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said,’ As a result of a temporary ‘filling (pimplemi) with the Holy Spirit’ Elisabeth became a temporary prophetess. Note the ‘loud cry’ which was evidence of her emotions. She was speaking because she was greatly stirred. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:42-45

“Blessed are you among women, And blessed is the fruit of your womb. And whence is this to me, That the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, The babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she who believed, For there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.” Note Elisabeth’s emphasis. It is on ‘the Lord’, just as Mary’s response will be. These two women were not exalting each other. Both... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:46-50

‘And Mary said,’ My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he has looked on the low estate of his handmaiden, For behold, from henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For he who is mighty has done to me great things, And holy is his name. And his mercy is unto generations and generations, On those who fear him. Mary’s heart is overflowing with joy and gratitude. Here all is joy and gladness. (We learn here nothing of the distraught Joseph, who later,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:39-56

Luke 1:39-Titus : . Mary Visits Elisabeth. The Magnificat.— The passage links the two preceding incidents, and serves to show the inferiority of John the forerunner, to Jesus the Messiah. Mary (finding herself with child) proceeds to verify the sign. She seeks Elisabeth in a Judæ an village (perhaps Ain Karim, six miles west of Jerusalem, where a ruin called Mar Zacharias is shown). Elisabeth’ s unborn babe recognises the mother of the Messiah, and Elisabeth herself knows of Mary’ s honour,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 1:39-40

Many think that this city where this Zacharias lived was Hebron, before called Kirjatharba, Joshua 14:15, for that was a city in the mountainous part of Judah, one of the cities of refuge, and belonging to the priests, Joshua 20:7; but whether it was so or not cannot be certainly determined. She probably went not only to rejoice with Elisabeth her kinswoman, but also to strengthen her own faith as to the revelation which she had received, finding that true which the angel had told her... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 1:41

The motion of the child in the womb of the mother after her time of quickening is past, and the more than ordinary motion of it upon some extraordinary cause of joy, is no unusual thing with women in those circumstances; but doubtless as this motion was more than ordinary, so it had a more than ordinary cause, being caused from the Holy Spirit of God, and so the best interpreters judge: what is afterward said of Elisabeth, that she was filled with the Holy Ghost, is expounded in the next words,... read more

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