Lukas 1

Lukas 1:2

zoals ze ons zijn overgeleverd door degenen die vanaf het begin ooggetuigen en dienaren van het woord waren,

(a) Dienaars van het woord. Zoals de apostelen die zich voorstelden als dienaren van Jezus Christus (zie binnenkomst for Rom 1:1), Luke saw himself as a servant of the word. This has led to confusion among some believers. Am I a son or servant of God?

Jesus, the Son of God, took the form of a bondservant (Php. 2:7). He was not confused about his identity, but he was servant-hearted (Mark 10:45). Jesus is the Son who serves.

Similarly, when the apostles identify themselves as servants of Christ or servants of the word, they are saying, “We are the sons of God who serve in the manner in which Christ served,” meaning they served others (2 Cor. 4:5). They did not serve to curry favor with God, but to reveal the Servant-king to people. “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, so that I may win more” (1 Cor. 9:19).

Bij ons is het net zo. Hoewel we vrij zijn in Christus, kiezen we ervoor om in de naam van Christus te dienen, zodat de wezen en slaven van deze wereld hun Vader leren kennen die van hen houdt. Net als Christus zijn wij de zonen die dienen.

Verder lezen: “Zoon, dienaar of vriend van God?”

(b) Het woord of God is revealed in the word of the kingdom (Matt. 13:19) or the word of the Christ (Rom. 10:17). It is revealed in the gospel of Jesus (Mark 1:1) and the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24). See binnenkomst voor Woord van God.

Lukas 1:3

het leek mij ook passend, nadat ik alles vanaf het begin zorgvuldig had onderzocht, om het voor u op te schrijven in opeenvolgende volgorde, de meest voortreffelijke Theophilus;

Na alles goed te hebben onderzocht. Luke said he had a perfect understanding of what he wrote about (see Luke 1:3, KJV). A true Bible teacher has a good and full understanding of what he teaches, while a false teacher does not really understand what they are talking about (see 1 Tim. 1:6-7).

Lukas 1:5

In de dagen van Herodes, de koning van Judea, was er een priester genaamd Zacharias, uit de afdeling van Abia; en hij had een vrouw uit de dochters van Aäron, en haar naam was Elizabeth.

Herodes, koning van Judea. Herodes was Herodes de Grote (37–4 v.Chr.) was de gouverneur van Galilea voordat de Romeinen hem tot koning van Judea benoemde. Hij was een van de meest meedogenloze en ambitieuze politici in de Bijbel. Zie je wel binnenkomst for Matt. 2:1.

Lukas 1:6

Ze waren allebei rechtvaardig in de ogen van God, onberispelijk wandelend in alle geboden en vereisten van de Heer.

(a) Rechtvaardig in de ogen van God. Before the cross, no one could be made righteous. The gift of righteousness had not been given and the “one act of righteousness” had not be done (Rom. 5:18). This is why Old Testament saints such as Abraham were credited with righteousness on account of their faith in God (see binnenkomst for Rom. 4:3).

(b) onberispelijk wandelen in alle geboden en vereisten van de Heer. Zacharias and Elizabeth were model Jews who kept the law, but did this make them righteous before God? Although the Bible speaks of the righteousness found in the law (Rom. 10:4-5, Php. 3:6, 9), no one was ever justified by keeping the law (Gal. 3:11). To say that they were righteous because they kept the law is like saying Christ died for nothing (Gal. 2:21).

Zacharias and Elizabeth were counted righteous for the same reason that other pre-cross believers were counted righteous – on account of their faith in God. Although Zacharias was not as quick to believe the good news announced by the angel (Luke 1:18), the God who sees the end of all things knew that he would come right.

Luke 1:15

“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.

His mother’s womb. This scripture demolishes Augustine’s doctrine of original sin. Original sin says John was a sinner in his mother’s womb, but the Bible says he was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Verder lezen: “Original sin is unbiblical”

Lukas 1:19

De engel antwoordde en zei tegen hem: "Ik ben Gabriël, die in de tegenwoordigheid van God staat, en ik ben gezonden om met je te spreken en je dit goede nieuws te brengen.

Ik ben gestuurd om je te spreken. The word of God or the word of the Lord can be conveyed via prophecies (2 Sam. 24:11, 1 Kgs. 14:18), dreams (Num. 12:6), visions (Gen. 15:1), the Law (Num. 36:5, Deu. 5:5, Is. 2:3), and angels (Luke 1:35). However, the primary way God reveals himself is through his Son. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh (John 1:14, Rev. 19:13).

Luke 1:27

to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Mary the mother of Jesus is one of six women named Mary in the New Testament. The others are Mary Magdalene (see binnenkomst for Luke 8:2), Mary of Bethany (see binnenkomst for Luke 10:39), Mary the mother of James and Joseph who was probably also the wife of Clopas (see binnenkomst for Matt. 27:56), Mary the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12), and Mary of Rome (Rom. 16:6).

Lucas 1:32

'Hij zal groot zijn en de Zoon van de Allerhoogste worden genoemd; en de Here God zal Hem de troon van Zijn vader David geven;

De troon. The angel Gabriel was the first New Testament figure to recognize Jesus as a king, and the magi were a close second (Matt. 2:2). Others who recognized Jesus as a king included the disciples (Luke 19:38), the palm-waving people of Jerusalem (John 12:13), Paul and Silas (Acts 17:7), and the seventh angel (Rev. 11:15).

During his earthly ministry, Jesus rarely referred to himself in such royal terms (Matt. 21:5, 25:34, Mark 15:2, Luke 22:29-30, 23:3, John 18:36-37).

Lucas 1:34

Maria zei tegen de engel: "Hoe kan dit, aangezien ik nog maagd ben?"

Maagd. One of the central tenets of the Christian faith is the virgin birth. Jesus had no earthly father but was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born from the virgin Mary (Is. 7:14, Matt. 1:23). What is the significance of the virgin birth?

De traditionele verklaring is dat een maagdelijke geboorte betekende dat Jezus niet bevlekt was met Adams zonde. Omdat hij geen natuurlijke vader had, erfde Jezus de zondige natuur van Adam niet. Het is een vaak herhaalde uitleg, maar een die niet in de Schrift staat. De ware betekenis van de maagdelijke geboorte is dat Jezus niet als slaaf werd geboren en dat alleen een vrije man een slaaf kan vrijkopen.

Zie je wel binnenkomst voor maagdelijke geboorte.

Lukas 1:35

De engel antwoordde en zei tegen haar: "De Heilige Geest zal over u komen en de kracht van de Allerhoogste zal u overschaduwen; en daarom zal het heilige Kind de Zoon van God worden genoemd.

(a) De Heilige Geest zal op je afkomen. Mary was een draagmoeder, geen biologische moeder.

Jesus is the eternal God, the Creator of all including Mary (John 1:1, Col 1:15–16). Just as Joseph contributed no DNA to Jesus, neither did Mary. She provided a womb, but no egg. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her and the result was a baby from heaven.

(b) Het heilige Kind. One day, Mary was not pregnant; the next, “she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 1:18, ESV). There is much mystery in this. How did the miracle of the Virgin Birth take place? We don’t know the how, but we know the Who. How did the Word become flesh? The Holy Spirit is the answer. “You have made him a little lower than God” (Ps. 8:5).

For most of us, life begins in the womb, but Jesus had no beginning. The Word who became flesh was with God when creation began (John 1:1). Jesus did not need a sperm donor or an egg donor. He needed a body, and that’s what the Holy Spirit provided. See binnenkomst for Heb. 10:5.

Luke 1:46–47

And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

(a) Soul. Your soul is that part of you that contains your personality, memories, and intentions. Metaphorically, it is your heart and mind. The Greek word for soul, psuche, is related to the word psychology, which has to do with the mind. We might say the soul resides in your mind – or perhaps your mind resides in your soul – and it is that part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers.

(b) Spirit. Your spirit is that part of you that makes you spiritually aware or God-conscious. For want of a better analogy, your spirit is like an antenna. Just as our physical bodies connect us to the physical realm, our spirits connect us to the spiritual realm. Just as we have natural senses (sight, smell, hearing, etc.), we have spiritual senses (e.g., intuition).

It is sometimes said that we relate to people with our souls, while we relate to God with our spirits. It is certainly true that we worship him in spirit (John 4:24), we rejoice in the spirit (Luke 1:47), we pray in the spirit (1 Cor. 14:15, Eph. 6:18), and in all these things we are greatly aided by the Holy Spirit (see Rom. 8:26–27). But that does not mean that our souls and bodies are left out of the picture. God is interested in all of you, not just part of you. David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul…” (Ps. 103:1–2). Mary is saying something similar here.

When David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul,” he was saying we can magnify the Lord with our minds and emotions. David adds, “and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” We can praise the Lord with our lips (Ps. 51:15, Heb. 13:15), hands (Ps. 63:3, 134:2), and feet (Ps. 30:11, 149:3). Worship is fundamentally spiritual, but we can worship the Lord with every part of our being, body, soul and spirit (Deu. 11:13, Jos. 22:5, Ps. 35:9, Is. 61:10).

Further reading, “Spirit and soul”

Lucas 1:49

“Want de Machtige heeft grote dingen voor mij gedaan;
En heilig is Zijn naam.

(a) Heilig is Zijn naam. God is de definitie van heilig.

Als we willen weten wat heiligheid betekent, moeten we kijken naar God die heilig is en wiens naam heilig is. Zeggen dat God heilig is, is verwijzen naar de heelheid, volheid, schoonheid en het overvloedige leven dat overstroomt in de Godheid. God ontbreekt niets. Hij is ongebroken, onbeschadigd, ongevallen, helemaal compleet en heel in zichzelf. Hij is de ondeelbare, volledig zelfvoorzienend en het beeld van perfectie.

When the angels sing “Holy is the Lord,” they are not admiring God for his rule-keeping or sin avoidance; they are marveling at the transcendent totality of his perfection (Is. 6:3). To worship God in the beauty of his holiness is to be awestruck by the infinite sweep and scale of his sublimity. It is to become lost in the limitless landscape of his loveliness.

God the Father is Holy (Luke 1:49, John 17:11, Rev. 4:8) and so are God the Son (Mark 1:24, Acts 2:27, 3:14, 4:27, 30) and God the Holy Spirit (Rom. 1:4).

Zie je wel binnenkomst voor heiligheid.

Lucas 1:53

“HIJ HEEFT DE HONGER GEVULD MET GOEDE DINGEN;
En stuurde de rijken met lege handen weg.

Goede dingen is een verwijzing naar Jezus zelf; zie je wel binnenkomst for Heb. 10:1.

Lucas 1:54

“Hij heeft Israël Zijn dienaar geholpen,
Ter herinnering aan Zijn barmhartigheid,

(a) Hij heeft hulp gegeven. Life is too big for any of us to handle, but the good news is that God is our very great Helper (Deu. 33:26, John 14:16). “Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings” (Ps. 63:7).

Verder lezen: “Wie is jouw Helper?”

(b) Zijn genade. To a nation burdened with the heavy yoke of law, the cry for mercy was never far away. The law makes us acutely aware of our shortcomings and needs. Mercy is God’s help in our time of need (Heb. 4:16).

Lucas 1:58

Haar buren en haar verwanten hoorden dat de Heer Zijn grote barmhartigheid jegens haar had getoond; en zij verheugden zich met haar.

(a) grote genade. Net zoals God grote genade heeft (zie binnenkomst for Jas. 4:6), he has great mercy (1 Pet. 1:3). God is both rich in grace (Eph. 1:7, 2:7), and mercy (Eph. 2:4). His great mercy testifies to his great love for us (Eph. 2:4).

(b) Genade toont medeleven met mensen in nood. Zie je wel binnenkomst voor Barmhartigheid.

Lucas 1:69

En heeft een hoorn des heils voor ons opgericht
In het huis van David, Zijn dienaar,

Redding. The original word means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See binnenkomst voor verlossing.

Lucas 1:71

Redding VAN ONZE VIJANDEN,
En UIT DE HAND VAN IEDEREEN DIE ONS HAAT;

Redding van onze vijanden. Our enemies include sin and the evils of the present age (Gal. 1:4). But our greatest enemy is death (1 Cor. 15:26). Jesus is the Savior who rescues our souls from death (Ps. 33:19, 116:8).

Lukas 1:77

Om aan Zijn volk de kennis van verlossing te geven
Door de vergeving van hun zonden,

(a) Kennis van verlossing comes when we know the Savior who sets us free from sin. As the angel said, Jesus “will save his people from their sins” (Matt.1:21). We are saved and set free when we realize our sins have been completely and eternally forgiven in accordance with the riches of his grace (Eph. 1:7).

(b) Vergiffenis. Het oorspronkelijke woord (aphesis) voor vergeving is een zelfstandig naamwoord dat soms wordt vertaald als kwijtschelding en betekent loslaten of ontslag (zie binnenkomst voor Lukas 24:47).

On the night he rose from the dead, Jesus told the disciples to preach the remission of sins or the good news of unconditional forgiveness (Luke 24:47). Because of his great love, God chooses to remember your sins no more (Heb. 8:12, 10:17), and he is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you (2 Cor. 5:19). However, you will never experience his forgiveness unless you receive it by faith. Only in Christ do we have the forgiveness of sins (Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14).

Verlossing lijkt ons vaak de vergeving van zonden, maar verlossing is veel meer dan vergeving. Het woord dat in de Bijbel gewoonlijk wordt vertaald als 'opslaan' (sozo), means to deliver, protect, heal, preserve, and make whole. It covers not only salvation, but healing, deliverance, and prosperity. God does not merely forgive us of our sins; he provides everything we need for health and wholeness today (Eph. 1:3, 2 Pet. 1:3). See binnenkomst voor verlossing.

Lukas 1:78

Door de tedere barmhartigheid van onze God,
Waarmee de Zonsopgang van boven ons zal bezoeken,

Tedere barmhartigheid. Mercy is one facet of God’s grace (Heb. 4:16). Mercy is how grace appears to the needy.

Just as we are saved by grace (Eph. 2:5), we are saved by mercy (Tit. 3:5). Just as we are forgiven by grace (Eph. 1:7), we are forgiven by mercy (Matt. 18:33, Luke 1:77, Heb. 8:12). See binnenkomst voor Barmhartigheid.

Luke 1:79

TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

The way of peace. When we proclaim the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15) we are revealing the way of peace (Is. 59:8) which leads us to the God of peace (Rom. 15:33) who gives us life and peace (Rom. 8:6).

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