BENEDICTUS
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Benedictus, the song of Zacharias
a) Where? Luke 1:68-79
i) 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, 71 That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. 76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:68-79 NKJV)
2. Purpose of song
i) Zacharias's song of praise for the promise of a son.
3. What is the text all about?
a) Zacharias praised God with his first words after months of silence. In a song that is often called the Benedictus after the first words in the Latin translation of this passage. Zacharias prophesized the coming of a Savior who would redeem his people, and he predicted that his son John would prepare the Messiah's way. All the Old Testament prophecies were coming true - no wonder Zacharias praised God! The Messiah would come in Zacharias's lifetime, and his son had been chosen to pave the way.
The End ...
1. Benedictus, the song of Zachariasa) Where? Luke 1:68-79
i) 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, 71 That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. 76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:68-79 NKJV)
2. Purpose of song
i) Zacharias's song of praise for the promise of a son.
3. What is the text all about?
a) Zacharias praised God with his first words after months of silence. In a song that is often called the Benedictus after the first words in the Latin translation of this passage. Zacharias prophesized the coming of a Savior who would redeem his people, and he predicted that his son John would prepare the Messiah's way. All the Old Testament prophecies were coming true - no wonder Zacharias praised God! The Messiah would come in Zacharias's lifetime, and his son had been chosen to pave the way.
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