Luk 1:70 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 70. His holy prophets , &c. All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob ( ); Moses ( ); Isaiah ( ). Since the world began . This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. (n) "spake"

Luke 1:70

Verse 70. His holy prophets, &c. All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob (Gen 49:10); Moses (De 18:15); Isaiah (Isa 9:6,7, 53:1-12).

Since the world began. This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. Lk 24:27 Rev 19:10

(n) "spake" Jer 23:5,6, Dan 9:24