Lukas 1

Lukas 1:2

likesom de ble overlevert til oss av dem som fra begynnelsen var øyenvitner og ordets tjenere,

(en) Ordets tjenere. Som apostlene som presenterte seg som Jesu Kristi tjenere (se inngang 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).

Det er det samme med oss. Selv om vi er frie i Kristus, velger vi å tjene i Kristi navn slik at denne verdens foreldreløse og slaver kan bli kjent med sin Far som elsker dem. I likhet med Kristus er vi sønnene som tjener.

Videre lesning: "Sønn, tjener eller venn av Gud?”

(b) Ordet 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 inngang for Guds Ord.

Lukas 1:3

det virket passende for meg også, etter å ha undersøkt alt nøye fra begynnelsen av, å skrive det ut for deg i rekkefølge, ypperste Theophilus;

Etter å ha undersøkt alt nøye. 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

På Herodes, kongen av Judea, var det en prest ved navn Sakarias, fra Abias avdeling; og han hadde en hustru av Arons døtre, og hun het Elisabet.

Herodes, konge av Judea. Herodes var Herodes den store (37–4 f.Kr.) var guvernør i Galilea før romerne utnevnte ham til konge av Judea. Han var en av de mest hensynsløse og ambisiøse politikerne i Bibelen. Se inngang for Matt. 2:1.

Lukas 1:6

De var begge rettferdige i Guds øyne, og vandret ulastelig i alle Herrens bud og krav.

(en) Rettferdig i Guds øyne. 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 inngang for Rom. 4:3).

(b) Å vandre ulastelig i alle Herrens bud og krav. 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.

Videre lesning: "Original sin is unbiblical”

Lukas 1:19

Engelen svarte og sa til ham: «Jeg er Gabriel, som står for Guds åsyn, og jeg er sendt for å tale til deg og bringe deg dette gode budskap.

Jeg er sendt for å snakke med deg. 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 inngang for Luke 8:2), Mary of Bethany (see inngang for Luke 10:39), Mary the mother of James and Joseph who was probably also the wife of Clopas (see inngang for Matt. 27:56), Mary the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12), and Mary of Rome (Rom. 16:6).

Lukas 1:32

«Han skal bli stor og kalles Den Høyestes Sønn; og Herren Gud skal gi ham hans far Davids trone;

Tronen. 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).

Lukas 1:34

Maria sa til engelen: "Hvordan kan dette skje, siden jeg er jomfru?"

Jomfru. 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?

Den tradisjonelle forklaringen er at en jomfrufødsel betydde at Jesus ikke ble flekket med Adams synd. Siden han ikke hadde en naturlig far, arvet ikke Jesus Adams syndige natur. Det er en ofte gjentatt forklaring, men en som ikke finnes i Skriften. Den sanne betydningen av jomfrufødselen er at Jesus ikke ble født som slave, og bare en fri mann kan løse ut en slave.

Se inngang for jomfrufødsel.

Lukas 1:35

Engelen svarte og sa til henne: «Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over deg, og Den Høyestes kraft skal overskygge deg. og av den grunn skal det hellige Barn kalles Guds Sønn.

(en) Den Hellige Ånd vil komme over deg. Mary var en surrogatmor, ikke en biologisk mor.

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) Det hellige barnet. 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 inngang 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.

(en) 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, “Ånd og sjel”

Lukas 1:49

«For Den Mektige har gjort store ting for meg;
Og hellig er hans navn.

(en) Hellig er hans navn. Gud er selve definisjonen av hellig.

Hvis vi vil vite hva hellighet betyr, må vi se til Gud som er hellig og hvis navn er hellig. Å si at Gud er hellig er å referere til helheten, fylden, skjønnheten og det rike livet som flyter over i Guddommen. Gud mangler ingenting. Han er ubrutt, uskadet, ufallen, fullstendig komplett og hel i seg selv. Han er den udelelige, fullstendig selvforsynt, og bildet av perfeksjon.

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).

Se inngang for hellighet.

Lukas 1:53

«HAN HAR FYLLT DE SULTENDE MED GODE TING;
Og sendte bort de rike tomhendte.

Gode ​​ting er en referanse til Jesus selv; se inngang for Heb. 10:1.

Lukas 1:54

«Han har gitt sin tjener Israel hjelp,
Til minne om hans barmhjertighet,

(en) Han har gitt hjelp. 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).

Videre lesning: "Hvem er din hjelper?”

(b) Hans nåde. 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).

Lukas 1:58

Hennes naboer og hennes slektninger hørte at Herren hadde vist sin store barmhjertighet mot henne; og de gledet seg med henne.

(en) Stor nåde. Akkurat som Gud har stor nåde (se inngang 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) Nåde viser medfølelse overfor de som trenger det. Se inngang for nåde.

Lukas 1:69

Og har reist opp et frelses horn for oss
I hans tjener Davids hus—

Frelse. The original word means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See inngang for frelse.

Lukas 1:71

Frelse FRA VÅRE FIENDER,
Og FRA HÅNDEN TIL ALLE SOM HATER OSS;

Frelse fra våre fiender. 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

Å gi sitt folk kunnskap om frelse
Ved tilgivelse for sine synder,

(en) Kunnskap om frelse 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) Tilgivelse. Det opprinnelige ordet (afese) for tilgivelse er et substantiv som noen ganger oversettes med ettergivelse og betyr å gi slipp eller avskjed (se inngang for Luke 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).

Frelse fremstår ofte for oss som syndenes forlatelse, men frelse er mye mer enn tilgivelse. Ordet som vanligvis oversettes som unntatt i Bibelen (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 inngang for frelse.

Lukas 1:78

På grunn av vår Guds milde barmhjertighet,
Med hvilken soloppgangen fra det høye vil besøke oss,

Øm barmhjertighet. 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 inngang for nåde.

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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