Luke 1:73
the covenant oath which he swore to Abraham [Father of a multitude], + 1:73. Paraphrase Quoted from Gen 17:2 Avinu ·our Father·, 2
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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
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Genesis 24:7Adonai, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring. + 24:7. Quoted in Acts 7:5 He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
Deuteronomy 7:8but because Adonai loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, Adonai has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)
Psalms 105:9the covenant which he made with Abraham [Father of a multitude], 2 his oath to Isaac [Laughter], 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 →