Luke 1:70

70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

Luke 1:70 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
English Standard Version (ESV)
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
New Living Translation (NLT)
70 just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
The Message Bible (MSG)
70 Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets:
American Standard Version (ASV)
70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
70 He made this promise through his holy prophets long ago.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
70 just as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets in ancient times;
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
70 Long ago holy prophets said he would do it.

Luke 1:70 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:70

As he spake, by the mouth of his holy prophets
Which shows not only the veracity and faithfulness of God in his promises, but the early intimations that were given by him concerning the Messiah: for it follows,

which have been since world began;
or from the beginning of the world; ever since the first hint of the Messiah, as the seed of the woman, that should bruise the serpent's head, was given, he was more or less spoken of. Adam, the first prophet, seems to have respect to him, when he calls his wife Eve, which signifies life; and because she should be the mother of all living. Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of him, of his second coming, which supposes his first; and Lamech may be thought to have some regard to him, when he named his son Noah, and said what he did concerning him: Christ was spoken of to Abraham, as his seed, in whom all nations of the earth should be blessed; and God spake of him by the patriarch Jacob, under the name of Shiloh, as who should spring from the tribe of Judah, before the sceptre and lawgiver were departed from it. Moses foretold that there should arise a prophet from the midst of his brethren like unto him, to whom the Israelites were to hearken. David, the prophet, often speaks of him, particularly of his death, his resurrection from the dead, his ascension to heaven, and session at God's right hand; and the evangelical prophet Isaiah predicts his birth of a virgin, and testified beforehand of the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Micah points out the very place of his birth; and Zechariah describes the manner of his entrance into Jerusalem, as riding on an ass: to say nothing of what Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and others, have prophesied of him, It is a common saying of the Jews F24, that

``all the prophets, all of them prophesied not, (xyvmh twmyl ala) "but of the days of the Messiah."''

The men, by whom God spoke of the Messiah, of the mission of him, and of raising up this horn of salvation, for his people, were "prophets"; men endued with a spirit of prophecy; "holy", men, who were sanctified by the Holy Ghost, and spake, as they were moved by him; and these all spake as if it were with one "mouth"; they all agree in their accounts concerning Christ, though they lived in different periods of time, from the beginning of the world.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 T. Bab, Beracot, fol. 34. 2. & Sabbat, fol. 63. 1. Maimon. Hilchot Teshuva, c. 8. sect. 7.

Luke 1:70 In-Context

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 23:5; Acts 3:21; Romans 1:2
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