Commentaries on Gospel Events

Mary’s Song of Praise

c. 5 B.C.

To me, the Bible gives a keyhole to peek into the mind of God.  It would seem its message is: we receive blessings, we are immediately thankful and obedient, we fall away, and those given the most blessing and responsibilities fall the hardest.  Therefore each time God picks from those with the least worldly blessings to be the vehicle for the next cycle of spiritual blessing; the example here being Mary, a carpenter's wife rather than the wife of the high priest.

 Luke

Luk 1:46  And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luk 1:47  And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Luk 1:48  For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Luk 1:49  For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

Luk 1:50  And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

Luk 1:51  He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Luk 1:52  He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Luk 1:53  He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Luk 1:54  He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

Luk 1:55  As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Luk 1:56  And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.