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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. She needed a Saviour as much as we do, for she was a sinner like ourselves; and though she was blessed among women, she here indicates that she owed all that blessedness to the grace of God, who had become a Saviour to her, as well as to us.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Some have done so to the grief of genuine Christians, for they have apostatized from the faith, and made Mary into a kind of goddess, and, therefore, Protestant Christians have...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden,.... Meaning, either her outward temporal estate, which was very low and mean: David's family was now very much reduced, it had its seat not at Jerusalem, but at Nazareth, in Galilee: Mary, of that house, was a poor virgin, and Joseph, of the same, to whom she was betrothed, was a poor...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: The family from which Mary sprang had become poor, and she dwelt in lowliness at Nazareth.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. She was indeed a blessed woman to have such holy thoughts, such reverence for God, such a true idea of his might and majesty, and of the marvellous favor which he had shown to her.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things,.... With respect to the incarnation of Christ, a new, a great, and unheard of thing; in causing her, though a virgin, to conceive; and also to bear such a Son, who should be called Jesus, a Saviour, Immanuel, God with us; and who was no other than the mighty God, the everlasting Father, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. Notice how Mary quotes Scripture. Her mind seems to have been saturated with the Word of God, as though she had learned the books of Scripture through, and had them “by heart” in more senses than one; and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And his mercy is on them that fear him,.... Not with slavish fear of hell and damnation, but with reverence and godly fear; with a filial fear, with a reverential love of God, and affection for him; with that fear which springs from the goodness of God, which has that for its object, and is encouraged by it: and though this fear is not the cause...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. Remember this, it was not mercy to Mary only; it was mercy to us, and mercy to all, who truly trust the Saviour in whom she trusted.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He hath showed strength with his arm,.... Of almighty power, in the business of the incarnation, and in working out salvation for his people; which is done by his own arm, he being mighty to save, and travelling in the greatness of his strength; see Isaiah 63:1. He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts; whom he always...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. Sometimes, we read of God’s “finger,” That refers to a part of his great power. At other times, we read of his “hand.” That is a more brilliant display of his power. But here, as elsewhere, we read of his “arm.” This is the majesty of his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. Mary’s song reminds us of the song of Hannah, yet there is a different tone in it....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He hath put down the mighty from their seats,.... As mighty kings and emperors from their thrones, as he often does, in the course of his providence; setting up one, and putting down another: or the mighty angels, from their seats of bliss and happiness in heaven; who rebelling against God, opposing the incarnation of Christ, taking it ill, that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. This is what God is constantly doing, — casting down the high and mighty ones, and lifting up the meek and lowly.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He hath filled the hungry with good things,.... Such as earnestly desired and longed after the coming of the Messiah, as good old Simeon, and Anna the prophetess; and those that looked for redemption in Israel, to whom she spake: and all such persons as heartily desire salvation by Christ, and breathe after the forgiveness of their sins through...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. They who are self-satisfied shall sooner or later be cast out; but those who look to God alone, and are hungry after him, shall be satisfied with his favor.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He hath holpen his servant Israel,.... Meaning, not the natural posterity of Jacob, or Israel in general, but the elect of God among them; for all were not Israel, who were of Israel; and not them only, but also the chosen ones among the Gentiles; who, with the former, make up the whole Israel of God, in a spiritual and mystical sense: these are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy: As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. And Mary abode with her about three months and returned to her own house.