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Faith Unlocks Blessing
Commentators highlight the direct link between Zechariah's actions and consequences. His initial unbelief resulted in nine months of silence, but his subsequent act of faithful obedience in naming his son John immediately restored his speech. As Matthew Henry notes, "Unbelief had closed his mouth, and believing opened it again." This illustrates how faith and obedience can unlock God's blessings.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 1:64
18th Century
Theologian
His mouth was opened. That is, he was enabled to speak. For nine months he had been mute, and they probably supposed he had been afflicted…
AT Robertson
On Luke 1:64
Immediately (παραχρημα). Nineteen times in the N.T., seventeen in Luke.
Opened (ανεωιχθη). First aorist pa…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 1:64
19th Century
Bishop
His tongue loosed.—The verb is supplied by the translators because the one previously used applied strictly only to the m…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 1:64
His time of disability over, Zechariah’s first words were words of praise.
Luke goes on to stress the widespread response to the events surro…
John Calvin
On Luke 1:64
16th Century
Theologian
And his mouth was instantly opened: God puts honor on the birth of his prophet by restoring speech to his father, for there can be no doub…
John Gill
On Luke 1:64
17th Century
Pastor
And his mouth was opened immediately
As soon as ever the child was named, and so all things accomplished which the a…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 1:57–66
17th Century
Minister
In these verses, we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist and the great joy among all the relatives of the family. He was to be called J…