and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
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and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
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And hath reysed vp an horne of salvacion vnto vs in the housse of his servaunt David.
Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes which were sens the worlde began
That we shuld be saved from oure enemies and from the hondis of all that hate vs:
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And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,
As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,
That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,
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- Psalms 106:10 (v71) He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- Psalms 18:2 (v69) Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high…
- Ezekiel 29:21 (v69) “In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am…
- 2 Samuel 22:3 (v69) God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from…
- 1 Samuel 2:10 (v69) Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth.…
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- Acts 3:21-24 (v70) whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. For…
- Deuteronomy 33:29 (v71) You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will…
- Psalms 89:17 (v69) For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
- Jeremiah 23:6 (v71) In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- Zephaniah 3:15-20 (v71) Yahweh has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you. You will not be afraid of…
- 1 Samuel 2:1 (v69) Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice…
- Isaiah 9:6-7 (v69) For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,…
- Romans 1:2 (v70) which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
- 2 Peter 1:21 (v70) For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
- Isaiah 11:1-9 (v69) A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit. Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of…
- Jeremiah 32:37 (v71) “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I…
- Jeremiah 33:15-26 (v69) “In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in…
- Ezekiel 34:28 (v71) They will no more be a prey to the nations, neither will the animals of the earth devour them; but they will dwell securely, and no one…
- Mark 11:10 (v69) Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- Psalms 132:17-18 (v69) I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself,…
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (v69) “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will…
- Ezekiel 34:23-24 (v69) I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd. I,…
- Amos 9:11 (v69) In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it…
- Romans 1:2-3 (v69) which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according…
- Revelation 22:16 (v69) I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and…
- 2 Samuel 7:26 (v69) Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established…
- 1 Kings 11:13 (v69) However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake…
- Psalms 89:3 (v69) “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
- Psalms 89:20-37 (v69) I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil, with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen…
- Isaiah 14:1-3 (v71) For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with…
- Isaiah 54:7-17 (v71) “For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies. In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a…
- Jeremiah 30:9-11 (v71) but they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them. Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant,…
- Ezekiel 34:25 (v71) “ ‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the…
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 (v69) “ ‘ “My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances, and observe my…
- Zechariah 9:9-10 (v71) Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation;…
- Matthew 1:1 (v69) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Luke 1:74 (v71) to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
- 1 John 3:8 (v71) He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might…
- Genesis 3:15 (v70) I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise…
- Genesis 12:3 (v70) I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through…
- Genesis 49:10 (v70) The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the…
- 2 Samuel 23:2 (v70) “Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
- Psalms 106:47 (v71) Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
- Isaiah 44:24-26 (v71) Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens;…
- Jeremiah 23:5 (v70) “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will…
- Jeremiah 30:10 (v70) Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh. Don’t be dismayed, Israel. For, behold, I will save you from afar, and save…
- Ezekiel 28:26 (v71) They will dwell in it securely. Yes, they will build houses, plant vineyards, and will dwell securely, when I have executed judgments on…
- Ezekiel 38:8 (v71) After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered…
- Luke 24:26-27 (v70) Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?” Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to…
- Luke 24:44 (v70) He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets,…
- Acts 28:25 (v70) When they didn’t agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the…
- 1 Peter 1:12 (v70) To them it was revealed, that they served not to themselves, but to you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through…
- Daniel 9:24-27 (v70) “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make…
- Mark 12:36 (v70) For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of…
- Hebrews 3:7 (v70) Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,
- Revelation 19:10 (v70) I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v69 This word Horn in the Hebrew tongue signifieth might,…
This word Horn in the Hebrew tongue signifieth might, and it is a Metaphor, taken from beasts, that fight with their horns: and by raising up the might of Israel, is meant, that the kingdom of Israel was defended, and the enemies thereof laid on the ground, even then when the strength of Israel seemed to be utterly decayed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv69–71 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation…
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
Ver. 69. An horn of salvation] A cornucopia, or a mighty Saviour, qui instar bovis cornupetae inimicos populi Dei prosternat atque deieciat (Piscater), that can bestir him much better than that he-goat, Alexander the Great, who had a notable horn between his eyes, wherewith he cast down the ram to the ground, and stamped upon him, &c., Dan 8:7. Macedones tunc temporis Aegeades, id est caprini dicti sunt. Occasionem vide. (Justin. lib. 7.) The Macedons were at that time called Goat-sprung.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v71 This was that which God had told them by…
This was that which God had told them by his prophets, that a mighty salvation should arise to them out of the house of David, by which they should be saved from their enemies. By which enemies the generality of the Jews understood their temporal enemies, made of flesh and blood. But Zacharias, speaking by the Spirit of prophecy, must needs have a truer notion of it, as it signifies our spiritual enemies. All this is attributed to God’s mercy and faithfulness, his mercy freely looking upon his creatures in distress and misery, his faithfulness in remembrance of his holy covenant, made to Adam, Abraham, David, &c.; but it is more particularly explained.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv69–71 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for…
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,.... Meaning the Messiah, whom God had now raised up:
in the house of his servant David; in David's family, he being now conceived by a virgin of his house; and who, in a little time, would be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He is called "an horn of salvation", because he is a powerful Saviour. "Horn" denotes power; it being that to a beast, as the arm is to a man, by which it defends itself, and pushes down its enemies; and "salvation" is the work Christ came to effect, and for which he was raised up, and sent: and a Saviour he is, and a mighty one, as appears from his doing and suffering what he has; as bearing all the sins of his people, and making reconciliation for them; obeying all the precepts of the law, and undergoing the penalty of it; being made a curse, and becoming obedient to death, even the death of the cross: as also, from his delivering them from sin, Satan, and the law, which no other could have done; and from his grappling with, conquering, spoiling, and destroying all his, and our enemies. Moreover, the word "horn" signifies regal power, honour, and dignity; see Dan 7:24 and so may not only denote the work of Christ as a Saviour, but his office also as a King, who in the discharge of that is likewise a Saviour; for he not only rules, and governs, but protects, defends, and preserves his, people, by his power; see Sa1 2:10.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv69–70 A horn - Signifies honour, plenty, and strength. A…
A horn - Signifies honour, plenty, and strength. A horn of salvation - That is, a glorious and mighty saviour.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv69, 71 Verse 69. And hath raised up a horn of…
Verse 69. And hath raised up a horn of salvation] That is, a mighty and glorious Saviour: a quotation from Ps 18:2. Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar light. The Chaldee paraphrast sometimes translates קרן keren, horn, by מלכות malcuth, or מלכותא malcutha, 1Sa 2:10; Jer 48:25, which signify a kingdom: but it is likely that the allusion is here made to the horns of the altar; and as the altar was a place of refuge and safety, and those who laid hold on its horns were considered to be under the protection of the Lord, so, according to the expression of Zacharias, Jesus Christ is a new altar, to which whosoever flees shall find refuge.
Some imagine that this form of speech is taken from the custom of ancient warriors, who had a horn of steel on the top of their helmets, which ordinarily lay flat, till the person came victorious from battle, and then it was erected, as emblematical of the victory gained. Such a horn as this is represented on the helmet of the Abyssinian kings and warriors: see the plates in Bruce's Travels. To this custom of wearing or lifting up the horn, the following scriptures are thought to allude: 1Sa 2:10; Ps 112:9; Ps 148:4; La 2:17. In ancient gems and coins, this form of the horn on helmets is easily discernible, sometimes flat, sometimes erected. A horn, filled with various fruits, was also the emblem of abundance among the ancients: hence their cornu copia, or horn of plenty. From all this we may learn that the Lord Jesus gives a luminous, powerfuly prevalent, glorious, and abundant SALVATION or REFUGE to mankind.
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In the house of his servant David] Or, in the family: so the word οικος, house, is often used in the Sacred Writings. In Lu 1:32, the angel states that Mary was of the family of David; and Zacharias, who, from the nature of his office, must have been well acquainted with the public genealogical tables, attests the same thing. This is a matter of considerable importance; because it shows forth the truth of all the prophetic declarations, which uniformly state that the Messiah should come from the family and sit on the throne of DAVID.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v71 Luk 1:71-75. That we should be saved from our…
Luk 1:71-75. That we should be saved from our enemies — Spiritual as well as temporal, invisible as well as visible; and from the hand of all that hate us — From Satan and his angels, and all adverse power, and especially from our sins. This certainly was the mind of the Spirit that now inspired Zacharias, as appears by the whole tenor of Scripture; but whether he fully understood his own words is impossible for us to say. It is certain the older prophets, in some cases, did not fully understand the prophecies which they themselves uttered. See 1Pe 1:10-11. To perform the mercy — Thus he speaks because our redemption and salvation have their origin in the divine mercy, that is, in his compassion for us in our fallen state, and in his free, gratuitous grace, and goodness toward us. The original expression, ποιησαι ελεος μετα τον πατερων ημον, literally signifies, to exercise, or show, mercy toward or with, our fathers. Dr. Campbell translates the verse, In kindness to our forefathers, and remembrance of his holy covenant; the tenor of which covenant was, that Abraham’s spiritual seed, being delivered from their enemies by the Messiah, should, under his government, worship and serve God acceptably through all generations. The oath which he sware to our father Abraham — By which oath he confirmed the fore-mentioned covenant, that, as the apostle observes, by two immutable things, God’s promise given in the covenant, and oath, in either of which, much more in both, it was impossible for God to lie, all that should truly embrace the covenant, by complying with the conditions of it, in repentance, faith, and new obedience, might have strong consolation in life, in death, and for ever. That he would grant unto us — For the salvation here mentioned is his free, undeserved gift; that being delivered out of the hand of our enemies — Especially our spiritual enemies, the devil, the world, and the flesh, the guilt, and power, and consequences of our sins, (the Messiah being therefore called Jesus, because he saves his people from their sins, Mat 1:21,) we might serve him — Might worship and glorify him, in and with our body and spirit, which are his; without fear — Not without a reverential fear of God, or filial fear of offending him; a watchful fear of our enemies, or a jealous fear of ourselves, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, we should come short of it, in which senses, blessed is the man that feareth always; but without any slavish fear of God, or that spirit of bondage from which the spirit of adoption is given to deliver true believers, Rom 8:15; Gal 4:5-7; 2Ti 1:7; and without any tormenting fear of death, or of any suffering antecedent to death, which we may be called to pass through; to deliver us from which fear Christ assumed our flesh and blood, Heb 2:14-15. In holiness — Toward God, in devotedness to his glory, conformity to his image, subjection to his authority, and obedience to his will; and righteousness — Toward our fellow-creatures, that is, in the continual exercise of truth, justice, mercy, and charity; before him — Conscious we are in his presence, and under the continual notice of his eye, setting him always before us, and aiming to please him in every temper, word, and work, in all our desires and designs, our cares, labours, and pursuits. Here, then, we have the substance of God’s great promise, that, if we embrace and live up to our privileges, as true believers in Christ, we shall be always holy, always useful, always happy; that, being delivered from Satan and sin, from every uneasy, from every unhappy and unholy disposition and affection, we shall joyfully love and serve God in our whole spirit and conduct, and that not only on sabbath days, or times of peculiar solemnity and devotion, but all the days of our life, and every hour of every day; whatsoever we do in word or deed, and doing all in the name of the Lord Jesus, and giving thanks to God, even the Father, through him. This is the great gospel salvation prepared before the face of, and free for, all people, Luk 2:30-31.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv69–71 And hath raised up a horn - A horn…
And hath raised up a horn - A horn is a symbol of strength. The figure is taken from the fact that in horned animals the strength lies in the “horn.” Particularly, the great power of the rhinoceros or unicorn is manifested by the use of a single horn of great “strength,” placed on the head near the end of the nose. When the sacred writers, therefore, speak of great strength they often use the word “horn,” Psa 148:14; Deu 33:17; Dan 7:7-8; Dan 7:21. The word salvation, connected here with the word “horn,” means that this “strength,” or this mighty Redeemer, was able to save. It is possible that this whole figure may be taken from the Jewish “altar.” On each of the four corners of the altar there was an eminence or small projection called a “horn.” To this persons might flee for safety when in danger, and be safe, 1Ki 1:50; 1Ki 2:28. Compare the notes at Luk 1:11. So the Redeemer “may be” called the “horn of salvation,” because those who flee to him are safe.
In the house - In the family, or among the descendants of David.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv69, 71 As Christ was born of the race of David,…
As Christ was born of the race of David, he is here called the horn of salvation in the house of David. As Isaias says, a vineyard is planted in the horn, chap. v. --- A powerful salvation.[10] According to the letter both of the Latin and Greek text, a horn of salvation. But as it is generally agreed, that by horn, in the phraseology of the Scriptures, is understood strength and power, and that horn sounds awkwardly in English, and other languages, I hope it may be literally enough translated, a powerful salvation. (Witham)
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Cornu salutis, Greek: keras soterias. Abscissum est cornu Moab. (Jeremias xlviii. 25.) Cornu David. (Psalm lxxiv. 5.) See also Psalm cxxxi. 17, &c.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv69–70 horn of salvation--that is "strength of salvation," or "mighty…
horn of salvation--that is "strength of salvation," or "mighty Salvation," meaning the Saviour Himself, whom Simeon calls "Thy Salvation" (Luk 2:30). The metaphor is taken from those animals whose strength is in their horns (Psa 18:2; Psa 75:10; Psa 132:17).
house of . . . David--This shows that Mary must have been known to be of the royal line, independent of Joseph; of whom Zacharias, if he knew anything, could not know that after this he would recognize Mary.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv69–71 69. Raised up a horn of salvation—This image of…
69. Raised up a horn of salvation—This image of his Church is taken from nature, after the simplicity of primitive times. A horn is the strength, power, and beauty of the animal that wears it; and so it became an image of power, both in the ancient classic writers and in the Old Testament. So Psa_132:17 : “I will make the horn of David to bud.” From signifying power as a quality, the word is made to signify a power, kingdom, or king.
Rev_17:12 : “The ten horns thou sawest are ten kings.”
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Jer_48:25 : “The horn of Moab is cut off.” So here it is applied to the Messiah about to be born.
House—Family lineage, as we say, The house of Bourbon, or of Brunswick.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv69–71 69. a horn of salvation] A natural and frequent…
69. a horn of salvation] A natural and frequent metaphor. Eze_29:21, “In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth.” Lam_2:3, “He hath cut off … all the horn of Israel.” Psa_132:17; 1Sa_2:10, “He shall exalt the horn of His anointed.” A Rabbinic writer says that there are ten horns—those of Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, the horn of the Law, of the Priesthood, of the Temple, and of Israel; and some add of the Messiah. They were all placed on the heads of the Israelites till they sinned, and then they were cut off and given to the Gentiles. Schöttgen, Hor. Hebr. ad loc. We find the same metaphor in classic writers. “Tunc pauper cornua sumit,” Ov. Art. Am. i. 239; “addis cornua pauperi,” Hor. Od. iii. xxi. 18.
his servant] The word does not here mean ‘son’ in the original, being the rendering of the Hebrew ebed, Psa_132:10.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv69–71 (69) Hath raised up an horn of salvation.—The symbolism…
(69) Hath raised up an horn of salvation.—The symbolism of the horn comes from Psa_132:17, where it is used of the representative of the House of David, and answers to the “Anointed” of the other clause of the verse. It originated obviously in the impression made by the horns of the bull or stag, as the symbols of strength. Here, following in the steps of the Psalmist, Zacharias uses it as a description of the coming Christ, who is to be raised up in the House of David.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv70–71 By the mouth of his holy prophets. Zacharias looked…
By the mouth of his holy prophets. Zacharias looked on all that was then happening as clearly foretold in those sacred prophetic writings preserved in the nation with so much care and reverence. Which have been since the world began. He considered Messianic prophecy as dating from the first intimation after the fall in Eden, (Gen_3:15) and continuing in an intermittent but yet unbroken line from Genesis to Malachi.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v70 As he spake
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As he spake
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All Gods promises are fulfilled
Look over your lives, O Christians I and you cannot find one hour when Gods promises have failed you.
Look over the history of His people, and it is full of promises fulfilled; but there is not a fragment of a broken promise to be found. When Elishas servant was afraid because the armies of Syria were besieging them in Dothan, Elisha prayed that his eyes might be opened; and the servant saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots round about Elisha. If God touches our eyes, we too shall see all our own life and all history full of Gods fulfilled promises round about us. As when Miltons archangel spoke--
To confirm His words, out flew
Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs
Of mighty cherubim.
So God speaks a promise, and out fly millions of facts and experiences to confirm His words.
Faithfulness of God
Far, far above all comprehension is the truth and faithfulness of God. He never fails, nor forgets, nor falters, nor forfeits His word. Afflictions are like clouds, but the Divine truthfulness is all around them. While we are under the cloud we are in the region of Gods faithfulness; when we mount above it we shall not need such an assurance. To every word of threat, or promise, prophecy or covenant, the Lord has exactly adhered, for He is not a man that he should lie, nor the son of man that he should repent. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Mercy of God boundless
Like the ethereal blue, it encompasses the whole earth smiling upon universal nature, acting as a canopy for all the creatures of earth, surmounting the loftiest peaks of human provocations, and rising high above the mists of mortal trangression. Clear sky is evermore above, and mercy calmly smiles above the din and smoke of this poor world. Darkness and clouds are but of earths lower atmosphere: the heavens are evermore serene, and bright with innumerable stars. Divine mercy abides in its vastness of expanse, and matchless patience, all unaltered by the rebellions of man. When we can measure the heavens, then shall we bound the mercy of the Lord. Towards his own servants especially, in the salvation of the Lord Jesus, He has displayed grace higher than the heaven of heavens, and wider than the universe. O that the atheist could but see this, how earnestly would he long to become a servant of Jehovah! (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Immovableness of the Divine promises
A swallow having built its nest upon the tent of Charles V., the Emperor generously commanded that the tent should not be taken down when the camp removed, but should remain until the young birds were ready to fly. Was there such a gentleness in the heart of a soldier toward a poor bird which was not of his making, and shall the Lord deal hardly with His creatures when they venture to put their trust in Him? Be assured He hath a great love to those trembling souls that fly for shelter to His royal courts. He that buildeth his nest upon a Divine promise shall find it abide and remain until he shall fly away to the land where promises are lost in fulfilments. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On vv69, 71 horn of
horn of
(See Scofield "Rom 1:16")
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for…
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
The horn of an animal is a symbol of its power to defend itself. To raise up here is to bring into existence or to enable to act. The Messiah is spoken of as if he were a horn with the power to save Israel. AT: "He has brought to us someone with the power to save us" (See: Metaphor)
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in the house of his servant David
David's "house" here represents his family, specifically, his descendants. AT: "in the family of his servant David" or "who is a descendant of his servant David" (See: Metonymy)
as he spoke
"just as God said"
he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago
God speaking by the prophets' mouths represents God causing his prophets to say what he wanted them to say. AT: "he caused his holy prophets who lived long ago to say" (See: Metonymy)
from long ago), salvation from our enemies
The abstract noun "salvation" can be expressed with the verbs "save" or "rescue." AT: "from long ago). He will save us from our enemies" (See: Abstract Nouns)
our enemies ... all who hate us
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are repeated to emphasize how strongly their enemies are against them. (See: Parallelism)
hand
The hand is a metonym for the power that the person uses the hand to exercise. AT: "power" or "control" (See: Metonymy)
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save
descend
house of David
servant
David
holy
prophet
hand
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv69, 71 1:69 He has sent us a mighty Savior (literally…
1:69 He has sent us a mighty Savior (literally has raised up a horn of salvation for us): A “horn of salvation” was the horn of a powerful animal such as a ram or an ox. To “raise up a horn” implies strength and power (see also Pss 89:24; 132:17). • from the royal line of his servant David: See study note on Luke 1:32-33.
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