THE HORN OF SALVATION

Passage: Luke 1:67-75

Key verse: 69

NIV

Zechariah’s Song

67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(A) and prophesied:(B)

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(C)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(D)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](E) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(F)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(G)
71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(H)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(I)
73     the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(J)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him(K) without fear(L)
75     in holiness and righteousness(M) before him all our days.

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Footnotes
  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.
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Zechariah's Prophecy

67 And his father Zechariah (A)was filled with the Holy Spirit and (B)prophesied, saying,

68 (C)“Blessed be the Lord (D)God of Israel,
    for he has (E)visited and (F)redeemed his people
69 and (G)has raised up (H)a horn of salvation for us
    (I)in the house of his servant David,
70 (J)as (K)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (L)that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (M)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and (N)to remember his holy (O)covenant,
73 (P)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74     that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (Q)without fear,
75     (R)in holiness and righteousness before him (S)all our days.

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1. He has raised up a horn of salvation (67-73)

Zechariah's dumb lips opened when his son John was born. He sang a song of praise to the God of Israel who had come to redeem his people. He praised Jesus, the mighty horn of salvation. 'Horn' represents power and authority (Dt 33:17; Ps 22:21). Jesus, born in the royal line of David, is the Mighty God who came to save his people. Satan also has a horn--in fact, he has 1

horns (Rev 13:1). Jesus is powerful enough to break Satan's horn, powerful enough to break the yoke of sin and save us from the strong grip of Satan.

2. To serve him without fear (74-75)

God sent Jesus to fulfill the oath he swore to our father Abraham. He sent him to rescue us from the hand of our enemy Satan. He saves us so that we can serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness all our days.

Prayer: Lord, I am weak, and I cannot save myself. Praise Jesus, the Horn of Salvation, who pierced Satan and set me free. Help me to serve you in holiness and righteousness, without fear, all my days.

One Word: Jesus, the Horn of Salvation