Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 1].
times against twenty-two in the rest of the N.T. {Into the hill
country} (\eis t•n orin•n\). Luke uses this adjective twice in
this context (here and 1:65) instead of \to oros\, the
mountains. It is an old word and is in the LXX, but nowhere else
in the N.T. The name of the city where Zacharias lived is not
given unless Judah here means Juttah (Jos 15:55). Hebron was
the chief city of this part of Judea.
1:40 {Saluted} (\•spasato\). Her first glance at Elisabeth showed
the truth of the angel's message. The two mothers had a bond of
sympathy.
1:41 {Leaped} (\eskirt•sen\). A common enough incident with
unborn children (Ge 25:22), but Elisabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit to understand what had happened to Mary.
1:42 {With a loud cry} (\kraug•i megal•i\). A moment of ecstatic
excitement. {Blessed art thou} (\eulog•men•\). Perfect passive
participle. A Hebraistic equivalent for the superlative.
1:43 {The mother of my Lord} (\h• m•t•r tou Kuriou mou\). See Ps
110:1. Only by the help of the Holy Spirit could Elisabeth know
that Mary was to be the mother of the Messiah.
1:45 {For} (\hoti\). It is not certain whether \hoti\ here is
"that" or "because." It makes good sense either way. See also
7:16. This is the first beatitude in the New Testament and it
is similar to the last one in the Gospels spoken to Thomas to
discourage his doubt (Joh 20:29). Elisabeth wishes Mary to have
full faith in the prophecy of the angel. This song of Elisabeth
is as real poetry as is that of Mary (1:47-55) and Zacharias
(1:68-70). All three spoke under the power of the Holy Spirit.
These are the first New Testament hymns and they are very
beautiful. Plummer notes four strophes in Mary's Magnificat
(46-48,49,50,51-53,54,55). Every idea here occurs in the
Old Testament, showing that Mary's mind was full of the spiritual
message of God's word.
1:46 {Doth magnify} (\megalunei\). Latin, _magnificat_. Harnack
argues that this is also the song of Elisabeth because a few
Latin MSS. have it so, but Mary is correct. She draws her
material from the O.T. and sings in the noblest strain.
1:47 {Hath rejoiced} (\•galliasen\). This is aorist active
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