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63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled.
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
65 Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 And all those who heard them akept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And bthe hand of the Lord was with him.  

Zacharias’ Prophecy

67 Now his father Zacharias awas filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 
68 “Blesseda is the Lord God of Israel,
For bHe has visited and redeemed His people, 
69 aAnd has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David, 
70 aAs He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been bsince the world began, 
71 That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
72 aTo perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant, 
73 aThe oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 
74 To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might aserve Him without fear, 
75 aIn holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. 
76 “And you, child, will be called the aprophet of the Highest;
For byou will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 
77 To give aknowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins, 
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the1 Dayspring from on high has visited us; 
79 aTo give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To bguide our feet into the way of peace.”  
80 So athe child grew and became strong in spirit, and bwas in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Luke 1:65

And fear came - Seeing what they might have thought a paralytic affection so suddenly and effectually healed. - This word certainly means in several places, religious fear or reverence; and in this sense it is used Acts 9:31; Romans 3:18; Romans 13:7; I Peter 1:17; I Peter 2:18; I Peter 3:2. The meaning of it here is plainly this: The inhabitants of Hebron and its environs, who were well acquainted with the circumstances of Zacharias and Elisabeth, perceived that God had in a remarkable manner visited them; and this begot in their minds a more than ordinary reverence for the Supreme Being. Thus the salvation of one often becomes an instrument of good to the souls of many. The inhabitants of this hill country seem to have been an open, honest-hearted, generous people; who were easily led to acknowledge the interposition of God, and to rejoice in the comfort and welfare of each other. The people of the country are more remarkable for these qualities than those in towns and cities. The latter, through that evil communication which corrupts good manners, are generally profligate, selfish, regardless of God, and inattentive to the operation of his hands.


 
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