He lived in the desert. The nature of John's public life later, points to a childhood lived as a kind of "holy hermit." This is similar to what the childhood of Elijah must have been, since that prophet grew up among the semi-nomadic people of the land of Gilead. 2 Kings 2:8.
Verse Luke 1:80. _THE CHILD GREW_] Increased in stature and bodily vigour. _And waxed strong in spirit_-had his _understanding_ Divinely illuminated and confirmed in the truths of God. _And was in th...
WAXED STRONG IN SPIRIT - That is, in courage, understanding, and purposes of good, fitting him for his future work. The word “wax” means to “increase, to grow,” from an old Saxon word. IN THE DESERTS...
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...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN. THE BENEDICTAS. In due course Elisabeth bore her son and received the congratulations of her friends. When the babe has been circumcised and named, his mother rejects the proposal t...
His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied like this: "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has graciously visited his people and wrought deliverance for them. H...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
WAXED STRONG. grew and was strengthened. spirit. Greek. _pneuma._ See App-101. THE DESERTS. The article. indicating. well-known part. SHEWING. public or official inauguration. Greek. _anadeixis._ On...
_the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit_ The description resembles that of the childhood of Samuel (1 Samuel 2:26) and of our Lord (Luke 2:40-52). Nothing however is said of -favour with men." In...
The Birth of John the Baptist 58. _her cousins_ Rather, HER KINSFOLK, which was the original meaning of the word _cousins_(_con-sobrini_). See Luke 1:36....
ΤῸ ΔῈ ΠΑΙΔΊΟΝ ΗΥ̓́ΞΑΝΕΝ ΚΑῚ ἘΚΡΑΤΑΙΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΙ. The ηὔξανεν refers to bodily, and the ἐκραταιοῦτο to _mental_ growth. The description resembles that of the childhood of Samuel (1 Samuel 2:26) and o...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
VER 80. AND THE CHILD GREW, AND WAXED STRONG IN SPIRIT, AND WAS IN THE DESERTS TILL THE DAY OF HIS SHOWING TO ISRAEL. THEOPHYL; The future preacher of repentance, that he might the more boldly reclai...
_THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF JOHN -- LUKE 1:57-80:_ When Elizabeth's son was born her relatives and neighbors came on the eighth day to circumcise him. They called him Zacharias after the name of his...
ΗΎΞΑΝΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΑΥΞΆΝΩ (G837) расти, ΈΚΡΑΤΑΙΟΫ́ΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. от_ ΚΡΑΤΑΙΌΩ (G2901) расти сильным. _Impf._ указывает, что Он продолжал расти сильным, ΑΝΑΔΕΊΞΕΩΣ _gen._ aing. от ΆΝ...
AND WAS IN THE DESERTS— Though the mother of Jesus was related to Elisabeth, the mother of John; though she visited her in the hill-country about the time of her own conception, and before the birth o...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 5 Paean of Redemption (Luke 1:57-80) 57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a Song of Solomon 5, Song of Solomon 58And her neighbors an
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. AND THE CHILD GREW, AND WAXED STRONG [ eeuxanen (G837 ) kai (G2532 ) ekrataiout...
56 Miriam remains with Elizabeth until it is time for John to be born. Though nothing further is told us of their communion, we may easily imagine the overflowing fullness of joy which characterized t...
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...
Birth and childhood of the Baptist. The Benedictus. 59. The eighth day] Circumcision took place on the eighth day, even though it was the sabbath: see John 7:22. At the circumcision of a child the cir...
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...
AND THE CHILD GREW. — We have no materials for filling up this brief outline of the thirty years that followed in the Baptist’s life. The usual Jewish education, the observance of the Nazarite vow, th...
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...
_Conclusion_ : being a summary statement on John's history from childhood to manhood. πνεύματι : the growing strength of John's spirit, the development of a remarkable moral individuality, the main po...
THE SONG AT THE HERALD'S BIRTH Luke 1:57-80 This song is second only to that of Mary. It is a noble ode, tracing our Lord's advent back to the early covenant of God with the fathers and anticipating...
St. John remained in the desert till the 30th year of his age. The reason why he concealed himself so long was because he feared the cruelty of Herod; for, though he was not under his jurisdiction, no...
ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION THE CENTRAL TRUTH OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT 68-75. “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, because he hath interposed and wrought redemption for His people, and raised up a horn of s...
3. _The song of Zacharias: Luke 1:67-80_. It might be supposed that Zacharias composed this song in view of the religious and moral progress of the child, or on the occasion of some special event in w...
FOURTH NARRATIVE: BIRTH AND CIRCUMCISION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE 1:57-80. Here opens the second cycle of the narratives of the infancy. This first narration comprises 1. The birth of John (Luke 1:57...
VER. 80. The historical conclusion, Luke 1:80, corresponds with that in Luke 1:66. As the latter sketches with a stroke of the pen the childhood of John, so this gives a picture of his youth, and carr...
(80) And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. It is a blessed account of John, in the close of the chapter. He grew, and was in...
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...
_THE VIRTUES OF ASCETICISM_ ‘And the child grew, and wared strong in spirit.’ Luke 1:80 The words refer to the Baptist, who is set before us as an example of the ascetic, self-sacrificing, self-sub...
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...
AND THE CHILD GREW, AND WAXED STRONG IN SPIRIT,.... That is, John, the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, grew in stature of body, and increased in wisdom and knowledge, and fortitude in his soul: AND W...
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. Ver. 80. _And the child grew_] Though his meat was but coarse, and not so nourishing. T...
_And the child grew_, &c. The years of John's infancy expiring, he grew daily in wisdom and stature; _and was in the deserts_, &c. During the whole course of his private life, he continued in the dese...
THE CHILD; John. WAXED STRONG IN SPIRIT; increased in wisdom, power, and goodness. IN THE DESERTS; he lived in retirement in the wilderness of Judea. Matthew 3:1. HIS SHOWING UNTO ISRAEL; showing hi...
A hymn of prophecy:...
AND THE CHILD GREW, AND WAXED STRONG IN SPIRIT, AND WAS IN THE DESERTS TILL THE DAY OF HIS SHOWING UNTO ISRAEL. From a contemplation of the wonderful gifts of the redemption Zacharias turns to a proph...
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...
67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apac...
The evangelist having done with Zacharias's prophetical song, now cometh to tell us what became of John. He saith, _the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit._ He did not only grow in his bodily dime...
Luke 1:80 So G1161 child G3813 grew G837 (G5707) and G2532 strong G2901 (G5712) spirit G4151 and...
Luke 1:80. AND THE CHILD GREW, etc. A summing up of John's development in body and spirit, during his youth. IN THE DESERTS, i.e., the wilderness of Judah (see Matthew 3:1),which was not far from his...
The fulfilment of the angelic promise to Zacharias in the birth of John, the obedience of the parents in calling the child by the appointed name, and the removal of the dumbness of Zacharias at the ti...
GREW (ηυξανε). Imperfect active, was growing.WAXED STRONG (εκραταιουτο). Imperfect again. The child kept growing in strength of body and spirit.HIS SHEWING (αναδειξεως αυτου). Here alone in the...
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,...
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,...
_And the child grew_ JOHN’S SECLUDED LIFE Not in sandy deserts like those of Arabia, but in the wild, waste region south of Jericho and the fords of Jordan to the shores of the Dead Sea. This was kn...
_Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should he delivered_ THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST That which was miraculous at the beginning became natural towards the close. This is seen in the case o...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:80 THE CHILD GREW AND BECAME STRONG IN SPIRIT. Compare Luke 2:40....
VER. 35. _And the Angel answered... the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee_, &c. Mark here that the Incarnation is limited only to the Person of the Word, or Son of God: for He alone was incarnate and ma...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 1:58. COUSINS.—Rather, “kinsfolk,” which was the original meaning of “cousins.” HOW THE LORD.—Rather, “that the Lord” (R.V.). Luke 1:59. ON THE EIGHTH DAY.—The stated time for a...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 3:19; 1 Samuel 3:20; John 1:31; Judges 13:24; Judges 13:25;...
The deserts [τ α ι ς ε ρ η μ ο ι ς]. The article indicating a well known place. Shewing [α α δ ε ι ξ ε ω ς]. The word was used of the public announcement of an official nomination; hence of the publi...
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...
Here we have. short account of John's private life before he entered upon his public ministry, which was at thirty years of age; "He grew...