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Verse Luke 1:15. _HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD_] That
is, before Jesus Christ, whose forerunner he shall be; or he shall be
a _truly great person_, for so this form of speech may imply....
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SHALL BE GREAT - Shall be eminent, or distinguished as a preacher.
IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD - Greek, “before the Lord.” That is,
shall be “really” or “truly” great. God shall regard him as
such.
SHAL...
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Analysis and Annotations
I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_
2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5)
3. John th...
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PREDICTION OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. Lk. alone gives the
story, which perhaps existed independently. and had been preserved in
Baptist circles like that of Acts 19:1. Its Jewish character and...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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In the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, there was a priest called
Zacharias, who belonged to the section of Abia. His wife was also a
direct descendant of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth. Both of t...
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IN THE SIGHT OF. before.
See note on "before", Luke 1:6.
SHALL DRINK NEITHER. shallin no wise (Greek. _ou me._ App-105.) drink,
STRONG DRINK. Greek. _sikera, any_ intoxicating drink not from grapes...
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_great in the sight of the Lord_ See Luke 7:24-30; Matthew 11:11.
_shall drink neither wine nor strong drink_ He shall be a Nazarite
(Luke 7:33;...
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The Announcement of the Birth of the Fore-runner
5. _There was in the days_ The elaborate style of the Preface is at
once replaced by one of extreme directness and simplicity, full of
Hebraic expressi...
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF THE FORERUNNER...
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ΜΈΓΑΣ ἘΝΏΠΙΟΝ ΚΥΡΊΟΥ. And therefore great indeed,
since “we are as great as we are in God’s sight, and no
greater.” See Luke 7:24-30; Matthew 11:11.
ΚΑῚ ΟἾΝΟΝ ΚΑῚ ΣΊΚΕΡΑ ΟΥ̓ ΜῊ ΠΊΗΙ. He
shall be a Naz...
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VER 15. FOR HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND SHALL
DRINK NEITHER WINE NOR STRONG DRINK; AND HE SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE
HOLY GHOST, EVEN FROM HIS MOTHER'S WOMB. 16. AND MANY OF THE CHIL...
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_THE BIRTH OF JOHN WAS ANNOUNCED -- LUKE 1:5-25:_ The birth of both
John and Jesus took place while Herod was king of Judea. During this
time there was a good man names named Zacharias. He was a pries...
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ΣΊΚΕΡΑ (G4608) _асс. sing._ крепкий напиток,
пиво (Fitzmyer, 326). Обозначает любой
опьяняющий напиток, приготовленный из
зерна или фруктов (IDB, 4:448). О правилах
назореев _см._ М, Nazir; SB, 2:8088...
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HE SHALL BE GREAT, &C.— By this some understand that true greatness,
whereof God is the sovereign judge, in opposition to that greatness
which men acknowledge, who very often err in their opinion of t...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Preparing for the Redeemer (Luke 1:5-25)
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named
Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the
da...
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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink
neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
FOR HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE...
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1 Many biographies of the life of our blessed Lord were composed
during the lifetime of those who had known Him. Luke had exceptional
opportunities for such a work and proposes to write an account whi...
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1:15 Lord, (e-8) 'Jehovah.' from (f-28) The Greek preposition
indicates the time from when it would take place. see Galatians 1:15 ....
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John was a Nazirite, i.e. one of a class of men in Israel who
consecrated themselves to God by abstaining from all intoxicants, by
avoiding with scrupulous care all ceremonial defilement, and by
weari...
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CONCEPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The rise of Christianity was preceded
by a long period of four hundred years, during which prophecy was
silent, and the religious guidance of the nation passed to the r...
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BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION
1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a
classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true
Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
THE AUTHOR
Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel
tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book,
Acts, continues...
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AND SHALL DRINK NEITHER WINE NOR STRONG DRINK. — The child now
promised was to grow up as a Nazarite (Numbers 6:4), and to keep that
vow all his life, as the representative of the ascetic, the
“separa...
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CHAPTER 2
THE MUTE PRIEST.
Luke 1:5; Luke 1:57.
AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail
the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrative
with the br...
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CHAPTER 1
THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL.
THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different
directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of
God. So the four Gospels l...
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_The birth of the Baptist announced_. From the long prefatory
sentence, constructed according to the rules of Greek syntax, and with
some pretensions to classic purity of style, we pass abruptly to th...
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_A celestial visitant_....
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μέγας, a great man before the Lord; not merely in God's sight =
true greatness, but indicating the sphere or type of greatness: in the
region of ethics and religion. καὶ οἶνον, etc., points to
the ext...
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THE FORERUNNER
Luke 1:13-25
As we open this Gospel we feel the wealth of a new age. The country
was full of anarchy, misrule and wild passion, but there were many who
“spoke often one to another,” M...
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For he shall be great in the (o) sight of the Lord, and shall drink
neither wine nor (p) strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
(o) So the Hebrews say...
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After the angel had assured him of the joy this son should bring to
many, he acquaints him of the excellency of his virtue. He shall be
great before the Lord. He did not extend the boundaries of empir...
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OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS
5. John the Baptist was a bonafide Aaronic priest in a pre-eminent
sense, both his father and his mother belonging to the family of
Aaron.
6. _“They were both righteous before G...
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FIRST NARRATIVE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE
1:5-25.
The first words of the narrative bring us back from the midst of
Greece, whither we were transported by the prologue, into...
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2. _The promise of deliverance: Luke 1:8-22_. This portion comprises:
1. Luke 1:8-17, The promise itself; 2. Luke 1:18-22, The manner in
which it was received.
1. The narrative of the promise includes...
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VER. 11. Here, with the appearance of the angel, begins the marvellous
character of the story which lays it open to the suspicion of
criticism. And if, indeed, the Christian dispensation were nothing...
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FIRST PART: THE NARRATIVES OF THE INFANCY, LUKE 1:5 TO LUKE 2:52
Both the first and the third Gospel open with a cycle of narratives
relating to the birth and childhood of Jesus. These narratives do n...
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(5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the
daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (6) And they wer...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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15._For he shall be great _He confirms what he said _about joy, _for
John had been selected for a great and extraordinary purpose. These
words are not so much intended to extol his eminent virtues as...
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Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically
received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of
Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
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FOR HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD,.... Of Jehovah, the
Father; with whom, what is highly esteemed among men, is oftentimes an
abomination; and of the Lord Jesus Christ, before whom he was...
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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink
neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Ver. 15. _Great in the sight of...
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_Thou shalt have joy and gladness_ He shall be such a son as thou
shalt have reason to rejoice in. As if he had said, Many parents, if
they could foresee what their children will prove, instead of
rej...
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SHALL DRINK NEITHER WINE NOR STRONG DRINK; he was to be under the law
of the Nazarites from his birth, like Samson. Judges 16:17; compared
with Numbers 6:1-6....
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The angel messenger:...
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FOR HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND SHALL DRINK
NEITHER WINE NOR STRONG DRINK; AND HE SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY
GHOST, EVEN FROM HIS MOTHER'S WOMB....
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LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER
(vs.1-4)
Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving
exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of
being an...
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5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all
are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they
were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, an...
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Ver. 15,16. We have a natural ambition to be great, but it is only to
be great in the sight of men; thence one man coveteth riches, another
honours and reputation; but the true greatness is to be GREA...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to make
ready a people prepared for the Lord."[90]
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII
so his spiri...
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Luke 1:15 For G1063 be G2071 (G5704) great G3173 sight G1799 Lord
G2962 and G2532 drink G4095 ...
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ZACHARIAS GOES UP TO THE TEMPLE AND IS PROMISED A SON WHO WILL PREPARE
THE WAY FOR GOD'S MESSIAH, AND HE IS MADE DUMB IN GOD'S PRESENCE
(1:5-25).
From this point on until the end of chapter 2 all is w...
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“And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his
birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will
drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy...
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Chaps. 1 and 2 forming the _first part_ of the Gospel, narrate ‘the
miraculous birth and normal development of the Son of Man.' Chap. 1
tells of events preceding the birth of Christ, namely, the
annou...
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Luke 1:15. HE SHALL BE GREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD. Spiritual, not
temporal, greatness is promised.
NEITHER WINE NOR STRONG DRINK. ‘Sikera,' the Greek word here used,
refers to liquors of an intox...
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STRONG DRINK
(σικερα). A Hebrew word transliterated into Greek, an
intoxicating drink. Here only in the N.T. John was to be a personal
"dry" or Nazarite (Numbers 6:3).SHALL NOT DRINK
(ου μη πιη)....
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Luke 1:15
I. What makes people great in the sight of men? Several things do
this; but birth, money, and talents are the chief things which give
this kind of greatness.
II. What makes people great in...
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Luke 1:5. _There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife
was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they...
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Luke 1:5. _There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife
was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they...
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CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus
foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of
Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist.
CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
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Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order
a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years
have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
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HE MUST NOT DRINK ANY WINE OR STRONG DRINK. John was to be a _Nazarite
(see the law of Nazarites, Numbers 6)._ [Jesus was a_ Nazarene,_
something entirely different.]...
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_For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord_
TRUE GREATNESS
What is greatness?
Scarcely two persons among us would give the same reply to that
question. All would admit that it denotes pre-emine...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:15 Not using WINE and STRONG DRINK indicates
John’s lifestyle was like the Nazirites’ (Numbers 6:1). His being...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:5 The Infancy Narrative. The opening (Luke 1:8)
and conclusion (Luke 2:21) of this secti
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S. LUKE'S GOSPEL
Third Edition
J OHN H ODGES,
AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON.
1892.
INTRODUCTION.
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T
HE _Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to S. Luke_, that is, the
Holy Evangelical H...
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_Great in the sight of the Lord_ : to Whom alone it belongs to
determine what is great, what is ordinary, and what is small. Many,
says S. Theophylact, are called great in the sight of men, who, being...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 1:5. HEROD, THE KING OF JUDÆA.—He also ruled over Galilee,
Samaria, and the greater part of Peræa. He was the son of Antipater,
an _Edomite_, and had been imposed upon the Jewish...
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EXPOSITION
THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail
the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an
interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
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Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle
"the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was
a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
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1 Chronicles 17:8; 1 Chronicles 29:12; Acts 2:14; Acts 2:4; E
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Strong drink [σ ι κ ε ρ α]. A Hebrew word, meaning any kind of
intoxicating liquor not made from grapes. Wyc., sydir.
Even from his mother's womb. Eti, yet, still, means while yet unborn.
Tynd., even...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...
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THE REVELATIONS OF GOD
Luke 1:5
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This
is the Gospel that emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of Man.
It wi...