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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:16

“And many of the children of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.”

Such will be the inspiration of which he partakes that he will turn many in Israel to the Lord their God (bring them to repentance). For this is why he is being sent. He is coming in order to bring God's people back to Himself (compare Isaiah 49:6), ready for God's great deliverance. This turning of the people of Israel to Himself is a constant theme of the Old Testament, and was especially associated with the last days (e.g. Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 31:6; Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 24:7; Ezekiel 33:11; Daniel 12:3; Hosea 3:5; Hosea 6:1; Hosea 12:6; Hosea 14:1; Joel 2:12; Joel 2:28; Zechariah 1:3; Malachi 3:7; Malachi 4:6) and was a requirement for the coming of the Redeemer (Isaiah 59:20).

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