Habakkuk 2:2; Isaiah 30:8; Jeremiah 17:1; Luke 1:13; Luke 1:60; Proverbs 3:3
He asked - That is, by signs. A writing table - The table denoted by this word was usually made of wood and covered with wax. The ancients us...
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 cir...
writing table . writing tablet Table was used for tablet in 1611. Used by medical writers in Luke's day. wrote, saying. . Hebraism. Compare 2 Kin...
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. A writing table - Πινακιδιον, a tablet, a diminutive o...
And he asked for a writing-table— Πινακιδιον, a writing-tablet, or little book.
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John...
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...
Birth and childhood of the Baptist. The Benedictus. 59. The eighth day ] Circumcision took place on the eighth day, even though it was the sabbath:...
Writing table ] i.e. a tablet covered with wax for writing upon.
A writing table. — The tablets in common use at this time throughout the Roman empire were commonly of wood, covered with a thin coat of wax, on wh...
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 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...
(57) Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. (58) And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the...
And he asked for a writing table ,.... That is, he made signs for one, for as yet he could not speak. The Persic version renders it "ink", and the E...
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. Ver. 63. And he asked for a writing table ] Tabel...
Now Elisabeth's full time came Exactly according to the prediction of the angel; that she should be delivered Though this child was conceived in...
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 Birth of John the Baptist. 57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should...
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CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:58 . Cousins .—Rather, “kinsfolk,” which was the original meaning of “cousins.” How the Lord .—Rather, “that the Lord” (R...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever b...
The Birth of John the Baptist. The birth and circumcision of John:
And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all. For Elisabeth the time was now fulfilled, according...
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...
63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.