Saved from our enemies. The enemies of man are his sins, his carnal propensities, his lusts, and the great adversary Satan and his angels,…

That we should be saved from our enemies.—Literally, salvation from our enemies, in apposition with the horn…

The Venerable Bede: After first briefly saying, He has raised up a horn of salvation to us, he goes on to explain his …

Zechariah cites three aspects of God’s redeeming work: “salvation” (v.71), “mercy” (v.72), and the remembrance of God’s “covenant.” Mercy to the “f…

Salvation from our enemies—Zacharias explains more clearly the power and office of Christ. And certainly, it would be of little or no adva…

That we should be saved from our enemies
This, and the two following verses, either contain and express the sum and …

Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the…