Luke 1:78 Meaning and Explanation
“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,”
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What Does Luke 1:78 Mean?
Zacharias traces salvation to its source: the tender mercy of our God — compassion felt in the depths, the mercy of God's inmost heart. From that mercy the dayspring, the rising dawn from on high, has visited the world.
Christ is morning. After the long night of waiting, light does not climb up from earth but descends from on high — a sunrise that comes looking for us. Malachi promised the Sun of righteousness with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2); Zacharias, holding the forerunner, can already see the sky turning gold.
Luke 1:78 in the Original Language
anatole (ἀνατολή), 'dayspring' -- the rising of the sun; the breaking of dawn.
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What does Luke 1:78 mean?
All this flows from the tender mercy of God, by which the dayspring from on high has visited his people.