Luke 1:26 – Gabriel and Mary
1. Gabriel is mentioned in Daniel 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19; and 1:26.
2. Gabriel stands in the presence of God (Luke 1:19). The Greek word for “stands” means to wait before a superior.
3. Gabriel is one of only two angels named in the Bible. The other is Michael.
4. The Bible doesn’t call Gabriel the “archangel.” The Book of Tobit (of Catholic and Orthodox canon) identifies the angels as archangels, by tradition not the Bible.
5. Gabriel looks like a man. The name Gabriel means “man of God” or “strength of God.”
6. Gabriel scares people.
7. He anticipates Jesus. Gabriel relays prophecy concerning “Messiah the Prince” to Daniel. He tells Zacharias that John the Baptist will be a forerunner before the Lord, and he tells Mary that her son will be called “the Son of the Most High.”
Matthew 1:18-25 Angel and Joseph
Mark 6:3 – Jesus had four brothers and at least two sisters.
23 – Isaiah 7:14 – Immanuel means “with us is God.”
Luke 1:41-45 – Elizabeth and Mary
46-56 – This section is called the Song of Mary or the Magnificat (from its opening word in the Latin translation).
1 Samuel 2:1-10 – It may be that Mary on her four days’ journey to Elizabeth brooded over the story of Hannah and then uttered her own inspired praise.
2 Samuel 7:26
Luke 1:39-45 – Elizabeth, moved by spirit; 67-79 – Zacharias, filled with spirit; 2:25-32 – Simeon had the spirit upon him; Mary is not said to have the spirit’s influence.
The young woman, Mary, must have understood the Scriptures well.
46 – Psalm 34:3
47 – Hab. 3:18; Isaiah 61:10; and Psalm 35:9
48 – Psalms 136:23; 138:6
49 – Psalm 111:9; Isaiah 57:15
50 – Psalm 103:17; Exodus 20:6
51 – Psalms 98:1; 89:10
52– Psalms 75:7; 147:6; 107:40
53 – Psalms 107:9; 34:10
54 – Psalm 98:3
55 – Psalm 105:42
Luke 2:1-7 Birth of Jesus
8-20 – Shepherds
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