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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. Oh, that we all had such a spirit of submission as she had, that we might be willing to place ourselves absolutely at God’s disposal, for him to do with us as he pleased! Luk_1:38. And the angel of the Lord departed from her. His mission was accomplished, so he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: We do not read that Mary was filled with the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Those who are most holy are most humble; you will always find those two things go together. Elisabeth was the older woman, but, inasmuch as Mary was more highly...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: Not only Mary, who believed the angel’s message, and was therefore blessed; but every one of us, who believes in God, may share in this benediction.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. What a benediction that is! If any of us truly believe God’s Word, we are blessed from that very fact, for God’s promise...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said, This humble Jewish maiden was a woman of great natural ability. This song of hers is worthy to be sung throughout all ages. It is true that it is mainly taken from the song of Hannah, and other songs of devout persons in former ages; but this shows...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. She needed a Saviour, you see. Though about to become the mother of Jesus, Mary did not think herself without sin. Her eyes still looked to him who should be her Saviour from guilt and condemnation.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My soul doth magnify the Lord, — That is a good beginning. Mary does not magnify herself in her Magnificat, she has nothing to say concerning her own dignity, though she was of a noble lineage; but she sang, “My soul doth magnify the Lord,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary said, — We do not read that she spoke with a loud voice. Occasionally, the visitation of the Spirit causes excitement. Thus, Elisabeth spoke with a loud voice; but Mary, though full of a rapturous joy, spoke calmly and quietly, in a royal tone of holy calm. “Mary said,” — Luk_1:46. My soul doth magnify the Lord, — She was weary, for she...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. The burden of Mary’s Magnificat is very similar to Hannah’s song, though there was one respect in which she could raise an even loftier note, for she had been chosen to be the mother of our Lord.
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...
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...
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...
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.