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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:7

And they had no child ,.... Son or daughter: and which was accounted a great infelicity: but this was not owing to the judgment of God upon them for any sins they had been guilty of, as the above character of them shows: and it had been the case of some righteous pairs before them for a great while, as Abraham and Sarah, Manoah, and his wile, Elkanah and Hannah: because that Elizabeth was barren ; so that it was peculiarly her case, and not Zacharias's: and though God had promised the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:8

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office ,.... To which he was called and ordained, even to offer gifts and sacrifices for men; whilst he was in the way of his duty, when oftentimes God appears to, and in favour of his people; whilst he was performing it, before God ; in the temple, where was the symbol of the divine presence, before the altar of the Lord; and as having the fear of God before his eyes; considering himself as in the sight of God, and doing his work... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:9

According to the custom of the priest's office ,.... In which, every man took his part in the execution of it by lot; and which was not an original settled law of God; but a custom, which, in process of time, through the number of the priests, took place, and prevailed: the occasion of it was this, "at first, whoever would, might sweep the altar, or cleanse it----it happened that two alike ran, and came up to the ascent of the altar, and one thrust down the other, and he fell, and his leg... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:10

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without ,.... In the court of the Israelites, whilst Zacharias was in the holy place; though not in the holy of holies, where only the high priest entered: it looks, as Dr. Lightfoot conjectures, as if this was on a sabbath day, since there was such a multitude of people together; for on the weekday, there were only the priests and Levites of the course, and the stationary men, which represented the Israelites, and some of the more devout... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:11

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord ,.... Gabriel, as seem's manifest from Luke 1:19 the same angel that had appeared to Daniel, about the time of the evening oblation, near five hundred years before, and gave him an account of the time of the Messiah's coming, Daniel 9:21 . The Jews sometimes speak of divine and wonderful appearances to their priests, at such times, and in such places: "it is a tradition that R. Ishmael ben Elishah should say, one time I went in, להקטיר ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:12

And when Zacharias saw him ,.... The angel; he was troubled, and fear fell upon him; for such appearances of angels were not now so common as formerly: and when they were more usual, generally had such effects on the minds, even of good men; see Judges 6:22 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:1

Many have taken in hand - Great and remarkable characters have always many biographers. So it appears it was with our Lord: but as most of these accounts were inaccurate, recording as facts things which had not happened; and through ignorance or design mistaking others, especially in the place where St. Luke wrote; it seemed good to the Holy Spirit to inspire this holy man with the most correct knowledge of the whole history of our Lord's birth, preaching, miracles, sufferings, death,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:2

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses - Probably this alludes to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, which it is likely were written before St. Luke wrote his, and on the models of which he professes to write his own; and απ ' αρχης , from the beginning, must mean, from the time that Christ first began to proclaim the glad tidings of the kingdom; and αυτοπται , eye-witnesses, must necessarily signify, those who had been with him from the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:3

Having had perfect understanding - Παρηκολουθηκοτι ανωθεν , Having accurately traced up - entered into the very spirit of the work, and examined every thing to the bottom; in consequence of which investigation, I am completely convinced of the truth of the whole. Though God gives his Holy Spirit to all them who ask him, yet this gift was never designed to set aside the use of those faculties with which he has already endued the soul, and which are as truly his gifts as the Holy Spirit... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:4

Wherein thou hast been instructed - Κατηχηθης - In which thou hast been catechized. It appears that Theophilus had already received the first elements of the Christian doctrine, but had not as yet been completely grounded in them. That he might know the certainty of the things in which he had been thus catechized, by having all the facts and their proofs brought before him in order, the evangelist sent him this faithful and Divinely inspired narrative. Those who content themselves with... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:4

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