Albert Barnes on Luke 1:70
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Luke1:70
His holy prophets, &c. All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob (Gen 49:10); Moses (De 18:15); Isaiah (Isa 9:6,7, 53:1-12).
Since the world began. This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. Lk 24:27 Rev 19:10
(n) "spake" Jer 23:5,6, Dan 9:24
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