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You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
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A Joy for the Many
Commentators emphasize that the joy promised to Zechariah was not merely the private happiness of a new father. It was a public joy to be shared by "many." This is because John's birth signaled the arrival of a great prophet who would prepare the entire nation for the coming of the Messiah, bringing hope of salvation to all godly people.
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Gladness (αγαλλιασις). Only in the LXX and N.T. so far as known. A word for extreme exultation.
Rejoice (χ…
19th Century
Anglican
Many shall rejoice.—The words point to what had been the priest’s prayer. He had been seeking the joy of many rather than his own, and now…
Baptist
And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neith…
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The description of the child’s mission has a counterpart in Gabriel’s words to Mary (vv.32–33); this is part of the literary device that connects a…
16th Century
Protestant
He shall be to you joy. The angel describes a greater joy than what Zacharias could derive from the recent birth of a child, for he inform…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall have joy and gladness Not only because of his having a son; but because this his son would be the prop…
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Presbyterian
The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners, as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were distingui…
