God’s Word Interprets God’s Word

Luke 1:26-49

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

to a virgin who had been betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mariam.

And entering, the angel said to her, Hail (Greetings), one having received grace (unmerited favor)! The Lord is with you. You are blessed (gifted by God) among women!

And seeing this , she was disturbed at his word, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mariam, for you have found (unmerited) favor from God.

And behold! You will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you will call His name Jesus.

This One will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there will be no end.

But Mariam said to the angel, How will this be since I do not know (married-intercourse) a man?

And answering, the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and for this reason that Holy One being born of you will be called Son of God.

And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth! She also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

for not will be impossible with God everything.

And Mariam said, Behold, the slave of the Lord! May it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And rising up in these days, Mariam went into the hill country with haste to a city of Judah.

And she entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

And it happened, as Elizabeth heard Mariam’s greeting, the babe in her womb leaped, and Elizabeth was filled of the Holy Spirit.

And she cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And why is this to me that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

For behold, as the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped in exultation.

And blessed is she believing, because there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.

And Mariam said, My soul magnifies( to make or declare great) the Lord,

and my spirit exulted ( rejoices greatly) in God My Savior.

For He looked upon the humiliation of His slave woman. For, behold, from now on all generations will count me blessed. 1 Sam. 1:11

For the Mighty One did great things to me, and holy is His name.

And His mercy is to generations of generations to those fearing Him. Psa. 103:17

Comment

Please refer to the scriptures below and consider how they are related to the above scriptures concerning the Sovereignty of God

Isaiah 43:7

everyone who is called by My name, and I have created him for My glory; I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

Romans 9:11

for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of the One calling,

John 15:16

You have not chosen Me, but I chose you out and planted you, that you should go and should bear fruit, and your fruit remain, that whatever you should ask the Father in My name, He may give you.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose the foolish things of the world that the wise might be put to shame, and God chose the weak things of the world so that He might put to shame the strong things.

And God chose the low-born of the world, and the despised, and the things that are not, so that He might bring to nothing the things that are,

so that no flesh might glory in His presence.

Psalm 110:3

Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power; in holy adornment from the womb of the dawn, to You is the dew of Your youth.

Revelation 4:11

Lord, You are worthy to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and through Your will they exist and were created.

Highlights and italics added for emphasis

Scripture LITV literal translation 1993 Jay P Green