Luke 1:67 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, ”

Luke 1:67 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Filled with the Holy Ghost - See Luke 1:15 . And prophesied - The word “prophesy” means: To foretell future events. To celebrate the praises of God (see 1 Samuel 10:5-6 ; 1 Kings 18:2...
Luke 1:67 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, (7) John, having just been born, by the authority of the Holy Spirit is appointed to his office.
Luke 1:67 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 proposa...
Luke 1:67 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

67. Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost We have lately explained this phrase to mean, that the servants of God received more abundantly the grace of the Spirit, of which, at other times...
Luke 1:67 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1469 THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS Luke 1:67-75 . And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and r...
Luke 1:67 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Zacharias - prophesied - The word prophesy is to be taken here in its proper acceptation, for the predicting or forete...
Luke 1:67 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zacharias—prophesied,— Some imagine that by Zacharias's prophesying, St. Luke means only that he celebrated the praises of God with great elevation and affection of soul. And it must be acknowledge...
Luke 1:67 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, And Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied - or, spoke by inspiration, according to the Scr...
Luke 1:67 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 c...
Luke 1:67 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied. — The latter word appears to be used in its wider sense of an inspired utterance of praise (as, e.g., in 1 Samuel 19:20 ; 1 Corinthians 14:24-25...
Luke 1:67 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE MUTE PRIEST. Luke 1:5-25 ; Luke 1:57-80 . AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrat...
Luke 1:67 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 anticip...
Luke 1:67 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 an h...
Luke 1:67 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost ,.... With a spirit of prophecy, as his wife Elisabeth had been before, Luke 1:41 and prophesied saying; the following things, relating t...
Luke 1:67 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Ver. 67. Was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied ] This was a plentiful amends for the late loss of his spe...
Luke 1:67 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost Was endued with a more than ordinary measure of the Spirit of God, supernaturally enlightening his mind in the knowledge of divine things: and even of f...
Luke 1:67 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 bein...
Luke 1:67 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lo...
Luke 1:67 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

We must not think that Zacharias was before this time destitute of the Holy Ghost, we heard the contrary before, Luke 1:6 , but the Holy Ghost at this time came upon him by a particular and more e...
Luke 1:67 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 state...
Luke 1:67 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 a...
Luke 1:67 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 ca...
Luke 1:67 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 t...
Luke 1:67 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost and prophesied, saying,
Luke 1:67 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 1:21 ; 2 Samuel 23:2 ; Joel 2:28 ; Luke 1:15 ; Luke 1:41 ; Numbers 11:25
Luke 1:67 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Chri...
Luke 1:67 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And Zacharias prophesied — Of things immediately to follow. But it is observable, he speaks of Christ chiefly; of John only, as it were, incidentally.

Luke 1:67 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 1:67 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 1:67 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 1:67 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 1:67 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 1:67 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 1:67 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 1:67 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 1:67 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 1:67 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 1:67 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:67 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:67 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 1:67 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 1:67 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 1:67 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:67 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 1:67 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 1:67 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 1:67 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 1:67 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 1:67 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes