• Mary the Magnifier (Lk. 1:46-55)

  • Dec 20 2024
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

Mary the Magnifier (Lk. 1:46-55)

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  • Mary the Magnifier

    Lk. 1:46-55

    God is…

    ◊ magnified through Mary’s praise of Him (vv. 46-47)

    ▪ Mary the humble worshipper (v. 46a)

    ▪ The Mighty Lord, worthy of worship and praise (v. 46b)

    ▪ Mary the humble sinner (v. 47a)

    ▪ God, the Mighty Savior (v. 47b)

    ◊ magnified through Mary’s blessings from Him (vv. 48-49)

    ▪ Mary, one humble servant, is blessed (v. 48a)

    ▪ Generations, many voices, call her blessed (v. 48b)

    ▪ God, the Mighty One, provides

    ◦ powerful blessings (“mighty,” v. 49a)

    ◦ pure blessings (“holy,” v. 49b)

    ◦ personal blessings (“for me,” v. 49c)

    ◊ magnified because inequity is reversed by Him (vv. 50-53)

    ▪ God’s inequity-reversing mercy (v. 50) to the…

    ◦ powerless (v. 51a)

    ◦ poor in spirit, humble (v. 52b)

    ◦ poor materially (v. 53a)

    ▪ God’s inequity-reversing might (v. 51) toward the…

    ◦ proud (v. 51b)

    ◦ privilege3d and powerful (v. 52a)

    ◦ prosperous (v. 53b)

    ◊ magnified by fulfilling Israel’s covenant with Him (vv. 54-55)

    ▪ Israel, God’s humble servant (v. 54a)

    ▪ God, Israel’s mighty and merciful Promiser (vv. 54b-55)

    Dr. Jim R. Coleman

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