Luke 1:53
Luke 1:53 Meaning and Explanation
“He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.”
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What Does Luke 1:53 Mean?
The third reversal touches the table: the hungry filled with good things, the rich sent empty away. Mary sings the economy of God's kingdom, where need is the doorway to blessing and self-sufficiency leaves with nothing.
Jesus will preach the same word: blessed are ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled (Luke 6:21). God cannot fill hands that are already full. The hungry — for bread, for righteousness, for God himself — discover that emptiness brought honestly to him becomes the very space his goodness fills.
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What does Luke 1:53 mean?
God has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.