Study and Homiletic Monthly Luke 1:56-80 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.… I. THE NAMING OF JOHN. "His name Is John," not may be, or ought to be, but is. And why was it so clearly, fully, and inevitably settled? Simply because God had decided the matter, and good old Zacharias never dreamt for a moment of questioning that decision. The Word of God settles matters, and allows of no appeal. II. THE GODFATHER OF JOHN. "John" signifies the grace, or gift of God. And who but the eternal God Himself could give him such a name as this? III. THE CHARACTER OF JOHN. He was the "gift of God" in a peculiar sense. He was a man "sent from God," too, for a special purpose. But his character was undoubtedly " the gift of God," and an instance of His grace and mercy. How entirely he seems to have lost himself in his office! Are you showing, by a holy and consistent and unblameable walk, that your name of "Christian" has been given from above? (Study and Homiletic Monthly.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.WEB: Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house. |
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