Advent: 18 Days to Go

In this installment of our Christmas adventure, Mary responds to Elizabeth’s greeting...

46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
--Luke 1:46-56 KJV Bible

Mary’s response to Elizabeth is often called the “Magnificat” because that is the first word of the passage when translated into Latin. God’s Word must have been much loved in Mary’s home, because in the poem that Mary recites there are 15 discernible quotations from the Old Testament. Hannah’s song of thanksgiving when she presented her young son Samuel to the temple priest Eli (1 Samuel 2:1-10), the prophet Habakkuk praying for God’s deliverance of His people (Habakkuk 3:18), the writer of the Book of Job (Job 5:11), Moses (Genesis 17:7; Genesis 17:19), David, and other psalmists (Psalm 34:2; Psalm 35:9; Psalm 98:1; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 107:9; Psalm 118:15; Psalm 132:11; Psalm 138:6). In what better home could the Son of God have been raised and nurtured?

Next time, God’s witness is to the “Light” is born...

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