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Luke 1:67-80

 

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

Luke 1:80
 


 

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  •  Waxed strong in spirit. That is, in courage, understanding, and purposes of good, fitting him for his future work. The word wax means to increase, to grow, from an old Saxon word.  In the deserts. In Hebron, and in the hill country where his father resided. He dwelt in obscurity, and was not known publicly by the people.  Until the day of his showing. Until he entered on his public ministry, as recorded in Mt 3:1-17; --that is, probably, until he was about thirty years of age. See Lu 3:1-38.   - Albert Barnes Commentary
  • The child grew] Increased in stature and bodily vigour. And waxed strong in spirit-had his understanding Divinely illuminated and confirmed in the truths of God. And was in the deserts-the city of Hebron, the circumjacent hill country, and in or near Nazareth. Till the time of his showing, or manifestation-till he was thirty years of age, before which time the law did not permit a man to enter into the public ministry, Nu 4:3. See also Lu 3:23.    - Adam Clarke Commentary
  • And the child, &c.--"a concluding paragraph, indicating, in strokes full of grandeur, the bodily and mental development of the Baptist; and bringing his life up to the period of his public appearance" [OLSHAUSEN].

    in the deserts--probably "the wilderness of Judea" (Mt 3:1), whither he had retired early in life, in the Nazarite spirit, and where, free from rabbinical influences and alone with God, his spirit would be educated, like Moses in the desert, for his future high vocation.

    his showing unto Israel--the presentation of himself before his nation, as Messiah's forerunner.  
     - Jamieson-Faucett-Brown Commentary
  • Grew (êuxane). Imperfect active, was growing. Waxed strong (ekrataiouto). Imperfect again. The child kept growing in strength of body and spirit. His shewing (anadeixeôs autou). Here alone in the N.T. It occurs in Plutarch and Polybius. The verb appears in a sacrificial sense. The boy, as he grew, may have gone up to the passover and may have seen the boy Jesus (Lu 2:42-52), but he would not know that he was to be the Messiah. So these two boys of destiny grew on with the years, the one in the desert hills near Hebron after Zacharias and Elisabeth died, the other, the young Carpenter up in Nazareth, each waiting for "his shewing unto Israel."  - Robertson's Word Pictures
  • Great minds are reared in solitude. Lone places are fit nurses for God's heroes. We should be all the better if we were oftener alone; in the solemn silence of nature sanctified spirits find a congenial atmosphere. - Spurgeon Devotional Commentary
  • Here we have a short account of John's private life before he entered upon his public ministry, which was at thirty years of age; "He grew," that is, in bodily stature, "and waxed strong in spirit;" that is, in the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, which increased with his age, and shewed themselves in him every day more and more. "And he was in the deserts; "that is, in the mountainous country of Judea, where he was born, till the time of his preaching to and amongst the Jews; not that he lived like a hermit, recluse from all society with men, but contented himself to continue in an obscure privacy, till called forth to promulge and preach the gospel: and when that time was come, John leaves the hill country, and enters with resolution and unwearied diligence upon his public ministry; teaching us, by his example, that when we are fit and ripe for public service, we should no less willingly leave our obscurity, than we took the benefit of it for our preparation. John abode in the deserts till his shewing unto Israel; that is, till the time of his setting forth to execute his office among the Jews.   - William Burkitt's Notes

 

 

 

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We started this new Sunday School Class at 10 a.m. each week.  We'll meet outside in the pavilion, weather permitting -- otherwise in the fellowship hall by the donut table :)  We'll experiment with the format each week... here's this Sunday's agenda:

  • Open with prayer
  • Brainstorm listing of current events, problems, activities, etc going on in the lives of those present
  • Discussion of how we are currently:
    1. Doing no harm
    2. Doing good
    3. Using the means of grace (Private Prayer, Bible Study, Holy Communion, Christian Conversation, Public Worship)
  • Discussion of ideas & highlights of how the International Sunday School Lesson text for this week may (or may not) apply to what is going on in the personal lives of those present.
  • Ideas for improving the class structure and content next week
  • Closing prayer
  • Fellowship, Mingling, Eating, Leaving, Etc. in the Fellowship Hall

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