Luke 1:75

Luke 1:75. In holiness and righteousness. ‘Holiness' is consecration to God, ‘righteousness' the manifestation of it; without the former, the latter would be unreal; both are necessary to true piety; even the ‘righteousness' has respect to God rather than to men. Since this is the end which Zacharias expected to be subserved by deliverance ‘from the hand of our enemies,' it is impossible that his song referred only to temporal blessings.

All our days. This extends the thought beyond the lives of individuals, to the national existence of Israel. Temporal prosperity is implied, but only as the result of the religious restoration just spoken of. Israel failed to be thus restored, and hence the prosperity did not come; but the prophecy will yet be fulfilled.