angel
( See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4).
I am Gabriel - The word “Gabriel” is made up of two Hebrew words, and signifies “man of God.” This angel is mentioned as having been deputed to i...
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, (x) that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these gl...
Prediction of the Birth of John the Baptist. Lk. alone gives the story, which perhaps existed independently. and had been preserved in Baptist circ...
answering said. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41 . Gabriel . the mighty man of God. The messanger of the restoration ( Luke 1:26 ; Daniel 8:16 ; D...
19. I am Gabriel By these words the angel intimates that it was not his veracity, but that of God who sent him, and whose message he brought...
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad t...
I am Gabriel, that stand, &c.— As much as to say, "I am the angel Gabriel, the same servant of God (so the name signifies, being by interpret...
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these gl...
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. Luk...
Conception of John the Baptist. The rise of Christianity was preceded by a long period of four hundred years, during which prophecy was silent, and...
I am Gabriel, etc.] cp. Tob 1:15, 'I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels which present the prayers of the saints, and go in before the glory o...
I am Gabriel. — No names of angels appear in the Old Testament till after the Babylonian Exile. Then we have Gabriel (= “the strong one — or the he...
Chapter 1 THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL. THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, a...
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 r...
the Forerunner Luke 1:13-25 As we open this Gospel we feel the wealth of a new age. The country was full of anarchy, misrule and wild passion,...
(5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of...
And the angel answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel ,.... The name of an angel well known to Zacharias from Daniel's prophecies, Daniel 8:16 and...
Zacharias said, Whereby shall I know this? In how different a spirit did the blessed Virgin say, How shall this be? Zacharias disbelieved the pre...
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 thi...
The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias....
Ver. 19,20. It is by some observed, that before the captivity of Babylon we read of no name of any angel, who have no names as we have, but assume na...
Zacharias Goes Up to the Temple and Is Promised a Son Who Will Prepare the Way for God's Messiah, and He is Made Dumb in God's Presence (1:5-25)....
‘And the angel answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you these good t...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:5 . Herod, the king of Judæa .—He also ruled over Galilee, Samaria, and the greater part of Peræa. He was the son of Antip...
Luke 1:5-6 . There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the d...
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 be...
I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God “I am Gabriel. ” Names of angels The name Gabriel signifies “The mighty messenger of God.” The...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever b...
The doubts of Zacharias:
And the angel, answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee these gla...
Daniel 8:16 ; Daniel 9:21-23 ; Hebrews 4:14 ; Luke 2:10 ; Luke 1:26 ; Matthew 18:10
The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, w...
The Revelations of God Luke 1:5-79 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This is the Gospel that...
I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God — Seven angels thus stand before God, Revelation 7:2 ; who seem the highest of all. There seems to...
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.