Lk. 1:39 Now Miriam arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah.
Now we have the visit of Miriam to Elizabeth. The angel Gabriel in the previous segment also told Miriam that her cousin, Elizabeth, was pregnant. And for that reason Miriam now makes the trek from Galilee down to Judea to visit her cousin. Although it cannot be proven, it is thought by some that the town mentioned is Hebron. Hebron was one of the Levitical Cities and also one of the Cities of Refuge (Joshua 21:1; I Chronicles 6:39-66).
Source: Joshua 21:1; I Chron. 6:39-66
Lk. 1:40 And entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
Lk. 1:41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Miriam, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Already then, the baby in the womb of Elizabeth is performing the function for which he is going to be born, that of being the herald of the King. With the leaping of the babe in the womb we are told next that Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She is now controlled by the Holy Spirit and she gives forth a prophetic utterance in the subsequent verses.
Lk. 1:42 The she spoke with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”
The degree of revelation that Elizabeth received in this prophetic utterance is seen in what she calls Miriam — “the mother of my Lord.”
Lk. 1:43 “But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
Lk. 1:44 “For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”
Lk. 1:45 “Blessed is she who believed, for there will be fulfillment of those things which were told to her from the Lord.”
Also in this prophetic utterance if Elizabeth’s is a word of confirmation to Miriam. In it we are told the extent of her faith. She believed the message of the angel, and having believed, Elizabeth goes on to tell her that the promise of the angel will find its fulfillment.
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