Luke 1:68-73

Zechariah's Prophecy

68 g "Blessed be the Lord h God of Israel,
for he has i visited and j redeemed his people
69 and k has raised up l a horn of salvation for us
m in the house of his servant David,
70 n as o he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 p that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 q to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and r to remember his holy s covenant,
73 t the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 1:48
    And the king also said, 'Blessed be the Lord, t...
    1 Chronicles 29:10
    Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presenc...
    Ezra 7:27
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, wh...
    Psalms 41:13
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from ev...
    Psalms 72:18
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alo...
    Psalms 106:48
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from ev...
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:23
    For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
    Matthew 15:31
    So that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
    Acts 13:17
    The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 7:16
    Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!
    Exodus 4:31
    And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.
    Luke 1:78
    Because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
    Acts 15:14
    Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.
    Hebrews 2:6
    It has been testified somewhere, "What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
  4. Cross References
    Luke 2:38
    And coming up at that very hour she began to gi...
    Psalms 111:9
    He sent redemption to his people; he has comman...
    Psalms 130:7 - 8
    O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord t...
    Luke 24:21
    But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem ...
    Isaiah 43:1
    But now thus says the Lord, he who created you,...
    Isaiah 59:20
    And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in J...
  5. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:1
    And Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in the Lord ; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
    1 Samuel 2:10
    The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the power of his anointed.
    Psalms 132:17
    There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
    Ezekiel 29:21
    "On that day I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
  6. Cross References
    2 Samuel 22:3
    My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
    Psalms 18:2
    The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 1:32
    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
  8. Cross References
    Romans 1:2
    Which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.
    Jeremiah 23:5 - 6
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
  9. Cross References
    Acts 3:21
    Whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 106:10
    So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
  11. Cross References
    Micah 7:20
    You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:42
    Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
    Psalms 105:8 - 9
    He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations.
    Luke 1:54 - 55
    He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.
  13. Cross References
    Romans 9:4
    They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 22:16 - 18
    And said, "By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son.
    Genesis 26:3
    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.
    Hebrews 6:13 - 14
    For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.
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