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And you, my child, will be
called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare
the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the
forgiveness of their sins, |
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And thou, child, shalt be
called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord
to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins, |
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"And you, child, will be
called the prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on BEFORE THE
LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;
To give to His people the knowledge of
salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins,
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Commentary
John the Baptist was a prophet sent by God to announce the coming of
the Messiah and to preach the message of repentance. John (lit. "Yahweh has been
gracious") began his ministry near the Jordan River in a.d. 26 or 27 (see Matt.
3:1, note).
Thomas Nelson, I.
(1997, c1995). Woman's study Bible . (Lk 1:76). Nashville: Thomas
Nelson. Old Testament
Prophecy
Here again we see that references to Jehovah in the OT are
applied to Jesus in the New. Malachi predicted a messenger to prepare the way
before Jehovah (3:1). Zacharias identifies John as the messenger. We know that
John came to prepare the way before Jesus. The obvious conclusion is that Jesus
is Jehovah.
MacDonald, W., &
Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments
(Lk 1:76). Nashville: Thomas
Nelson. |
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