Harmony #4 – Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth

Luk 1:39-56

39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”

46 And Mary said:

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

One Reply to “Harmony #4 – Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth”

  1. Note the baby IN THE WOMB rejoiced when he heard Mary’s voice, having already some level of understanding of who she was (v. 41-44). To me, this passage is a strong statement concerning the state of a child while still in the womb–he or she is a human being with understanding not a blob of tissue that we have the right to kill if we so desire.

    Also, in v. 46-47, Mary confesses her need of a Savior. As godly a woman as Mary was (and we saw in the last passage how strong her faith was as she believed the promise of God), she was still a sinner in need of a Savior. We’re going to see in several passages as we go through this harmony study that Christ never gave her an exalted position above any other believer. She is our dear sister in the Lord, but to go beyond that status gives her more authority than the Lord did.

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