80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. …
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. …
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 67-80)We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened ; in it he is said to prophesy (Luke 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying ; for he foretold things to come concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, to which all the prophets bear witness. Observe, I. How he was qualified for this: He was filled with the Holy Ghost , was endued with more than ordinar…
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