People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . calling him) Zacharias, because the father who shouldname him was yet dumb, and that was a priestly name, common to his family. 60. Not so; but he shall be called John] The mother no doubt had been informed by her husband through signs, or by writing, what the angelhad said of the child, and of his name. 61. none of thy kindred] It would be an unusual and quite unnaturalthing in the East for the child not to be named after his father, or some o
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . calling him) Zacharias, because the father who shouldname him was yet dumb, and that was a priestly name, common to his family. 60. Not so; but he shall be called John] The mother no doubt had been informed by her husband through signs, or by writing, what the angelhad said of the child, and of his name. 61. none of thy kindred] It would be an unusual and quite unnaturalthing in the East for the child not to be named after his father, or some oneof the family. A strange name in a family was almost as offensive as a foreignwife. 62. made signs] They would scarcely make signs to one who couldhear, though he being speechless would be compelled to make signs to is therefore inferred that Zacharias was deaf as well as dumb, for if hecould have heard, they would naturally have spoken to him, rather than havemade signs. 63. for a writing table [tablet] Various forms of writing tablets werethen in common use. One was made of wood and smeared over with wax, or more primitive still, was. covered over with sand,smoothed carefully,when the writing couldbe done with an ivory,wood, or iron stylus, orpencil. Bengel says thatthe law ended with che-rem, curse, Mai. 4:16, but the first wordunder the gospel was FORMS OF STYLUS, TABLETS, ETC. Johannan, John, grace, of Jehovahis John. And they marvelled all. 64. his mouth was opened immediately] The promise and the com- For Zacharias wrote, His name Common Version. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighthday they came to circumcise the child; andthey called him Zacharias, after the name ofhis father. CO And his mother answered and said. Notso; but he shall be called John. Gl And they said iinto her, There is none ofthy kindred that is called by this name. 62 And they made sip:ns to liis father, howhe would have him called. And he asked for a writing table, andwrote, saying.
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