69. horn of salvation —that is "strength of salvation," or "mighty Salvation," meaning the Saviour Himself, whom Simeon calls "Thy Salvation" ( Luke 2:30 ). The metaphor is taken from those animals whose strength is in their horns ( Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 75:10 ; Psalms 132:17 ). house of . . . David — This shows that Mary must have been known to be of the royal line, independent of Joseph; of whom Zacharias, if he knew anything, could not know that after this he would recognize Mary. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-70" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-luk-1-009
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological