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After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
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The Purpose of Seclusion
Commentators offer several reasons for Elizabeth's five-month seclusion. It was likely a time for deep, personal communion and thanksgiving to God. It also allowed her to be certain of the miracle before announcing it. Finally, some scholars suggest she was protecting God's sacred work from casual gossip, making the eventual reveal more powerful for God's glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hid herself. Did not go out in public and concealed her condition. This might have been done so that she might spend her time more fully i…
Conceived (συνελαβεν). Luke uses this word eleven times and it occurs only five other times in the N.T. It is a very old and commo…
19th Century
Baptist
I do not wonder that, in her solemn joy, she shunned the gossips of the neighborhood and kept herself in seclusion. I do believe that there is many…
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As with the announcement to Mary, the word concerning Zechariah and Elizabeth’s promised son was given before his conception. It is characteristic …
16th Century
Protestant
And hid herself: this appears very strange, as if she had been ashamed of the blessing of God. Some think that she did not venture to appe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And after those days The days of his ministration in the temple, quickly after his return home; the Ethiopic version…
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