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Luke 1:67-80
ZECHARIAH’S SONG OF PRAISE - Dec 24, 2023 -
Luke 1:39-66
MY SPIRIT REJOICES - Dec 23, 2023 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE HIGHLY FAVORED ONE - Dec 22, 2023 -
Luke 1:5-25
YOUR PRAYER HAS BEEN HEARD - Dec 21, 2023 -
Luke 1:57-80
HE HAS RAISED A HORN OF SALVATION - Jan 24, 2023 -
Luke 1:39-56
MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD - Jan 23, 2023 -
Luke 1:26-38
I AM THE LORD’S SERVANT - Jan 22, 2023 -
Luke 1:1-25
THE LORD HAS DONE THIS - Jan 21, 2023 -
Luke 1:39-66
MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD MY SAVIOR - Dec 23, 2021 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE VIRGIN MARY’S BABY - Dec 22, 2021 -
Luke 1:1-25
HE WILL BRING MANY PEOPLE TO GOD - Dec 21, 2021 -
Luke 1:67-80
THE HORN OF SALVATION - Dec 24, 2020 -
Luke 1:39-66
MARY'S SONG - Dec 23, 2020 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE BIRTH OF JESUS FORETOLD - Dec 22, 2020 -
Luke 1:5-25
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST FORETOLD - Dec 21, 2020 -
Luke 1:57-80
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST - Oct 09, 2019 -
Luke 1:39-56
MARY'S SONG OF PRAISE - Oct 08, 2019 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST ANNOUNCED - Oct 07, 2019 -
Luke 1:1-25
THE LORD HAS DONE THIS - Oct 06, 2019 -
Luke 1:67-80
ZECHARIAH'S SONG - Dec 24, 2017 -
Luke 1:39-66
MARY VISITS ELIZABETH - Dec 23, 2017 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE BIRTH OF JESUS FORETOLD - Dec 22, 2017 -
Luke 1:57-80
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST - Sep 23, 2016 -
Luke 1:39-56
MY SOUL GLORIFIES THE LORD - Sep 22, 2016 -
Luke 1:26-38
YOU ARE HIGHLY FAVORED! - Sep 21, 2016 -
Luke 1:1-25
YOUR PRAYER HAS BEEN HEARD - Sep 20, 2016 -
Luke 1:57-66
HIS NAME IS JOHN - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:46-56
MARY'S SONG - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:39-45
BLESSED IS SHE WHO BELIEVED - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:26-38
THE HIGHLY FAVORED ONE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:18-25
GOD TRAINS ZECHARIAH - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:1-17
A GODLY COUPLE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:67-75
THE HORN OF SALVATION - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 1:76-80
TO PREPARE THE WAY - Jan 01, 2000
ZECHARIAH’S SONG OF PROPHECY
Key verse: 74-75
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.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(N) of the Most High;(O)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(P)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(Q)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(R) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(S)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(T)
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b];(U) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
Cross references
- Luke 1:67 : S ver 15
- Luke 1:67 : Joel 2:28
- Luke 1:68 : Ge 24:27; 1Ki 8:15; Ps 72:18
- Luke 1:68 : Ps 111:9; Lk 7:16
- Luke 1:69 : 1Sa 2:1, 10; 2Sa 22:3; Ps 18:2; 89:17; 132:17; Eze 29:21
- Luke 1:69 : S Mt 1:1
- Luke 1:70 : Jer 23:5; Ac 3:21; Ro 1:2
- Luke 1:72 : Mic 7:20
- Luke 1:72 : Ps 105:8, 9; 106:45; Eze 16:60
- Luke 1:73 : Ge 22:16-18
- Luke 1:74 : Heb 9:14
- Luke 1:74 : 1Jn 4:18
- Luke 1:75 : Eph 4:24
- Luke 1:76 : S Mt 11:9
- Luke 1:76 : ver 32, 35; S Mk 5:7
- Luke 1:76 : ver 17; S Mt 3:3
- Luke 1:77 : Jer 31:34; Mt 1:21; Mk 1:4
- Luke 1:78 : Mal 4:2
- Luke 1:79 : Ps 107:14; Isa 9:2; 59:9; Mt 4:16; S Ac 26:18
- Luke 1:79 : S Lk 2:14
- Luke 1:80 : Lk 2:40, 52
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ESV
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.
76 And you, child, will be called (T)the prophet of (U)the Most High;
for (V)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
(W)in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the (X)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (Y)the sunrise shall (Z)visit us[a] (AA)from on high
79 to (AB)give light to (AC)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (AD)the way of (AE)peace.”
80 (AF)And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was (AG)in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
Cross references
- Luke 1:67 : ver. 15, 41
- Luke 1:67 : Joel 2:28
- Luke 1:68 : 1 Kgs. 1:48; 1 Chr. 29:10; Ezra 7:27; Ps. 41:13; 72:18; 106:48
- Luke 1:68 : Isa. 29:23; Matt. 15:31; Acts 13:17
- Luke 1:68 : ch. 7:16; Ex. 4:31; [ver. 78; Acts 15:14; Heb. 2:6]
- Luke 1:68 : ch. 2:38; Ps. 111:9; 130:7, 8; [ch. 24:21; Isa. 43:1; 59:20]
- Luke 1:69 : 1 Sam. 2:1, 10; Ps. 132:17; Ezek. 29:21
- Luke 1:69 : 2 Sam. 22:3; Ps. 18:2
- Luke 1:69 : ver. 32
- Luke 1:70 : Rom. 1:2; [Jer. 23:5, 6]
- Luke 1:70 : Acts 3:21
- Luke 1:71 : Ps. 106:10
- Luke 1:72 : Mic. 7:20
- Luke 1:72 : Lev. 26:42; Ps. 105:8, 9; [ver. 54, 55]
- Luke 1:72 : See Rom. 9:4
- Luke 1:73 : Gen. 22:16-18; 26:3; Heb. 6:13, 14
- Luke 1:74 : Zeph. 3:15
- Luke 1:75 : Eph. 4:24; [1 Thess. 2:10; Titus 2:12]
- Luke 1:75 : [Jer. 32:39 (Heb.); Matt. 28:20 (Gk.)]
- Luke 1:76 : ch. 7:26; 20:6; Matt. 11:9; 14:5
- Luke 1:76 : See ver. 32
- Luke 1:76 : ver. 17; ch. 3:4; 7:27; Mal. 3:1; Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:2, 3
- Luke 1:77 : [Matt. 26:28; Mark 1:4]
- Luke 1:78 : Col. 3:12 (Gk.)
- Luke 1:78 : Mal. 4:2; Eph. 5:14; 2 Pet. 1:19
- Luke 1:78 : See ver. 68
- Luke 1:78 : ch. 24:49
- Luke 1:79 : Isa. 9:2; Matt. 4:16; [Acts 26:18]; See John 8:12
- Luke 1:79 : Ps. 107:10; Isa. 42:7
- Luke 1:79 : Rom. 3:17
- Luke 1:79 : See ch. 2:14
- Luke 1:80 : ch. 2:40
- Luke 1:80 : Matt. 3:1; 11:7
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Zechariah had ten months of silence to pray, read Scripture, and consider what God was going to do through his miracle baby boy John the Baptist. His first words were a prophecy inspired by the Holy Spirit. God had come to redeem his people. He was raising up a horn of salvation who fulfilled promises to David and Abraham. Jesus the Messiah was coming to rescue us from our enemies of sin, death and the devil. Through Jesus we can serve God without fear in holiness and righteousness all our days.
Zechariah also foretold baby John’s mission, which was to prepare the way for the Lord, and to make known salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Jesus is the rising sun who dispels darkness and the shadow of death. Jesus guides our feet to the path of peace.
Prayer: Praise be to you, O Lord, our Savior and Deliverer and Redeemer, our Light and our Peace. You enable us to serve you by your mercy. Thank you for this great privilege and grace to know you and serve you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
One Word: Rescued and enabled to serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness