Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
The phrase in the days denotes a period of time that embraces both night and daylight, not daylight hours alone. The verse stands in the opening portion of Luke from Luke 1:21 to Luke 4:30, which covers the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, the angelic vision to the shepherds and their worship of the child Jesus, the presentation in the temple, the preaching of John the Baptist, the genealogy of Jesus as Saviour of all nations traced back to Adam, the temptation of Jesus, and his ministry in Nazareth about six months later. Luke gives far more attention to the early history of the mission of Jesus than any of the other evangelists. As part of the first chapter of Luke, the verse gives background to be kept in mind for the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and for the announcement to the shepherds and the presentation in the temple in Luke 2:8-33.
The verse records the conception of John the Baptist to Elizabeth, six months before the angel Gabriel was sent to Mary to announce that she would be the mother of Jesus. Elizabeth was Mary's cousin, whom Mary afterward visited and from whom she received a salutation.
Elizabeth understood her conception and pregnancy in her old age as the Lord's gracious and favorable looking upon her. By granting her a child, He took away the reproach and disgrace she had borne among people because she had been childless. That removal of reproach among men was the Lord's favorable attention to her barrenness turned to fruitfulness.
The phrase in the days denotes a period of time that embraces both night and daylight, not daylight hours alone. The verse stands in the opening portion of Luke from Luke 1:21 to Luke 4:30, which covers the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, the angelic vision to the shepherds and their worship of the child Jesus, the presentation in the temple, the preaching of John the Baptist, the genealogy of Jesus as Saviour of all nations traced back to Adam, the temptation of Jesus, and his ministry in Nazareth about six months later. Luke gives far more attention to the early history of the mission of Jesus than any of the other evangelists. As part of the first chapter of Luke, the verse gives background to be kept in mind for the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and for the announcement to the shepherds and the presentation in the temple in Luke 2:8-33.
The verse records the conception of John the Baptist to Elizabeth, six months before the angel Gabriel was sent to Mary to announce that she would be the mother of Jesus. Elizabeth was Mary's cousin, whom Mary afterward visited and from whom she received a salutation.
Elizabeth understood her conception and pregnancy in her old age as the Lord's gracious and favorable looking upon her. By granting her a child, He took away the reproach and disgrace she had borne among people because she had been childless. That removal of reproach among men was the Lord's favorable attention to her barrenness turned to fruitfulness.