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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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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...
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_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...
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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....
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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...
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THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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 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...
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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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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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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_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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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A hymn of prophecy:...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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Luke 1:80 So G1161 child G3813 grew G837 (G5707) and G2532 strong
G2901 (G5712) spirit G4151 and...
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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...
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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...
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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 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 proph...
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_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...
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_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...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:80 THE CHILD GREW AND BECAME STRONG IN SPIRIT.
Compare Luke 2:40....
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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...
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_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...
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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 Samuel 3:19; 1 Samuel 3:20; John 1:31; Judges 13:24; Judges 13:25;...
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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...
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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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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...