Luke 1:39 ¶ And Mary arose in those days, and went into
the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass,
that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb;
and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and
said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb. 43 And whence is this
to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy
salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is
she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were
told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary
said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me
great things; and holy is his name. 50
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to
generation. 51 He hath shewed strength
with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their
seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent
empty away. 54 He hath holpen his
servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and
to his seed for ever. 56 And Mary abode
with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Strong’s dictionary
reports that Hebron was a city in the hill country of the tribe of Judah which
was assigned to priests and Jewish tradition has John the Baptist from there.
John the Baptist, in
his mother’s womb, moved at Mary’s greeting, leaping for joy. Remember what Luke reported
earlier.
Luke 1:15 For he shall be
great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost,
even from his mother’s womb.
Elisabeth, too, was filled
with the Holy Ghost, the mind of God.
For contexts where the Spirit
of God or the spirit of man can be synonymous with mind please see the
following;
Romans 8:27 And he that
searcheth the hearts knoweth what is
the mind of the Spirit,
because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
1Corinthians 2:16 For who
hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him? But we have the
mind of Christ.
Ephesians 4:23 And be
renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Philippians 1:27 Only let
your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come
and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind
striving together for the faith of the gospel;
2Timothy 1:7 For God hath
not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Elisabeth blesses Mary
in the Spirit, with the Holy Ghost speaking through her. Mary then praises God.
Elisabeth calls Mary the mother of my
Lord. Mary’s praise of God underscores how God used the lowliest of people
for His purposes, not the politically powerful or the rich.
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