Luke 1:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.”
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Read Full Chapter →Elisabeth praises the Lord, who has looked on her and taken away her reproach among the people.
What Does Luke 1:25 Mean?
Elisabeth's first recorded words interpret her miracle: thus hath the Lord dealt with me. Like Rachel before her (Genesis 30:23), she names the lifting of barrenness as the removal of public disgrace.
He looked on me — that is her whole theology of the gift. Years of being quietly judged are answered not with argument but with mercy. The Lord sees those whom others write off, and in his own days he turns reproach into rejoicing. Elisabeth's vindication is a small dawn before the world's great one.
Luke 1:25 in the Original Language
oneidos (ὄνειδος), 'reproach' -- public disgrace or shame.
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What does Luke 1:25 mean?
Elisabeth praises the Lord, who has looked on her and taken away her reproach among the people.