Luke 1:74-75

 "We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live."

"We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,"

Zephaniah 3:15  For the LORD will remove his hand of judgment and will disperse the armies of your enemy. And the LORD himself, the King of Israel, will live among you! At last your troubles will be over, and you will never again fear disaster.

Hebrews 9:14  Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

1 John 4:18  Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

 

"in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live." 

Ephesians 4:23-24  Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God--truly righteous and holy.

Titus 2:12-13  And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.

Matthew 6:33  "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."

Romans 6:18  Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

Philippians 1:11  May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation--the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ--for this will bring much glory and praise to God.

Philippians 3:9  ... I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather I become righteous through faith in Christ.

1 Timothy 6:11  But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

2 Peter 3:13  But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God's righteousness.

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Luke 1:72-73 Part 2 of 2

"He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant--the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham."

"the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham."

Genesis 22:15-18  Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven. "This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me."

Genesis 26:2-6  The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father. I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions." So Isaac stayed in Gerar.

Hebrews 6:13-15  For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there is no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: "I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number." (Genesis 22:17) Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

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Luke 1:72-73 Part 1 of 2

"He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant--the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham."

"He has been merciful to our ancestors"

Micah 7:20  You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.

 

"by remembering his sacred covenant" 

Leviticus 26:42  "Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land." 

Psalm 105:8-11  He always stands by his covenant--the commitment he made to a thousand generations. This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: "I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession."

Psalm 106:42-46  Their enemies crushed them and brought them under their cruel power. Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin. Even so, he pitied them in their distress and listened to their cries. He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love. He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness.

Romans 9:4-5  They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

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Luke 1:69-71 Part 2 of 2

"He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us."

"just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago."

Jeremiah 23:5-6  "For the time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: 'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.' In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety." 

Acts 3:17-22  "Friends, I realize that what you and our leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah--that he must suffer these things. Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets. Moses said, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from  your own people. Listen to everything he tells you.' " (Deuteronomy 18:15)

Romans 1:2  God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.

 

"Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us." 

Psalm 106:9-11  He commanded the Red Sea to dry up. He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert. So he rescued them from their enemies and redeemed them from their foes. Then the water returned and covered their enemies; not one of them survived.

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Luke 1:69-71 Part 1 of 2

"He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us."

"He has sent us a mighty Savior"

1 Samuel 2:1  Then Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me."

1 Samuel 2:10  "Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the LORD judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one."

2 Samuel 22:1-4  David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies." 

Psalm 18:2  The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. 

Psalm 89:17  You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.

Ezekiel 29:21  "And the day will come when I cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then, Ezekiel, your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

"from the royal line of his servant David," 

Matthew 1:1  This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: 

Luke 1:32-33  "He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"

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Luke 1:67-68 Part 2 of 2

Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy: "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people."

"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,"

Ezra 7:27-28  Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors, who made the king (Artaxerxes of Persia) want to beautify the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem! And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the LORD my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem.

Psalm 41:13  Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!

Psalm 72:18  Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. 

Psalm 106:48  Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!

Matthew 15:31  The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn't been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

"because he has visited and redeemed his people." 

Psalm 111:9  He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!

Psalm 130:7-8  O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.

Isaiah 43:1  But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine."

Isaiah 59:20  "The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins," says the LORD.

Acts 15:14-15  "Peter told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself. And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted."

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Luke 1:67-68 Part 1 of 2

Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy: "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people."

Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:14-15  "You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth."

 

and gave this prophecy: 

Joel 2:28-29  "Then, after doing all these things, (see verses 18-27) I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants--men and women alike."  

"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel," 

Genesis 24:27  "Praise the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham," he said. "The LORD has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master's relatives."

1 Kings 1:46-48  "What's more, Solomon is now sitting on the royal throne as king. And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, 'May your God make Solomon's reign be even greater than yours!' Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed, and he said, 'Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.' "

1 Kings 8:14-16  Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: "Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, 'From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.' "

1 Chronicles 29:10-11  Then David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly: "O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things."

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