King James Version
What Does Luke 1:70 Mean?
“As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:”
Context
68
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people ,
69
And hath raised up an 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:
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That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
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To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(70) **His holy prophets, which have been since the world began.**—The words were probably more than a lofty paraphrase of the more usual language, “of old time,” “of ancient days,” and imply a reference to the great first Gospel, as it has been called, of Genesis 3:15, as well as to those made to Abraham, who is the first person named as a prophet (Genesis 20:7).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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