Luke 1:65

Luke 1:65 Meaning and Explanation

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

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Awe falls on all the neighbours, and news of these things spreads through all the hill country of Judaea.

What Does Luke 1:65 Mean?

The events of the day — the insistent name, the loosed tongue, the flowing praise — send holy fear through the neighborhood, and the story travels from village to village across the Judean hills.

This fear is reverent awe: the recognition that God is at work close at hand. Word of what God does cannot be fenced in; it is noised abroad by the very nature of wonder. Long before John preaches a sermon, his birth is already preparing the region to listen.

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Awe falls on all the neighbours, and news of these things spreads through all the hill country of Judaea.

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