Luke 1:68
+ 1:68 (68-70) MP: Messiah is the sprout from David’s line. (Combined with Is 11:1). (Ps 132:17) “Blessed be MarYah [Master Yahweh], the God of Israel [God prevails], + 1:68. Quoted from Ps 41:13, 72:18, 106:48 2 for he has visited and redeemed his people; 1
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In The King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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Cross References
Genesis 9:26He said, 1 + 9:26. MP: Descendant of Shem – “blessed be the God of Shem.” (Gal 3:8) “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Shem [Name]. 2 Let Canaan [Humbled] be his servant. 1
Exodus 3:16Go, and gather the elders of Israel [God prevails] together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham [Father of a multitude], of Isaac [Laughter], and of Jacob [Supplanter], has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt [Abode of slavery];
Psalms 72:17+ 72:17 a MP: Messiah’s name endures forever. His name is linked to his actions, the Good News of God’s Redemption (Acts 9:15). Talmud: Nedarim 39B, Pesachim 54A: “Seven things were created before the creation of the world” 1. Torah (Prov 8:22) 2. Repentance (Ps 90:2-3) 3. Garden of Eden Paradise (Gen 2:8) 4. Gehinnom Lake of Fire (Is 30:33) 5. The Throne of Glory (Ps 93:2) 6. The Tabernacle Temple (Jer 17:12) and 7. The Messiah’s name (Ps 72:17). (Acts 9:15; Heb 4:3; 1 Pet 1:20; Rev 13:8) His name endures forever. 2 His name existed before the creation of the sun. 1 + 72:17 b MP: In the Messiah all nations will be blessed. This adds to defining the prophecy to Abraham in (Gen 22:18). All nations will call King Messiah blessed. (Eph 1:3) Men shall be blessed by him. 2 All nations will call him blessed. 1
Psalms 111:9פּ He has sent redemption to his people. 2 צ He has enjoined his covenant forever. 2 ק His name is holy + 111:9. Quoted in Luke 1:49 and awesome! 1
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →