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Luke 1:42

Luke 1:42

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And she spake out with a loud voice,.... So as that all in the house might hear; she spake with great vehemency of soul, and strength of affection, being under a very powerful impression of the Spirit of God: and said,blessed art thou among women; the same words that the angel had said to her before, Lu 1:28and blessed is the fruit of thy womb: this is a reason why she is called blessed, because her child was blessed; being in union with a divine person, who is God over all, blessed for ever; and who has all spiritual blessings in him, and is that seed, in which all nations of the earth were to be blessed; and so is both blessed in himself, and the source of all blessedness to others.

The Jews say , that the six measures of barley, Boaz gave to Ruth, Ru 3:15 signified, that six righteous men should spring from her, and among, them the Messiah; who should be blessed with six blessings, and they are these; the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and of might, the spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord; see .

Targum & R. Sol.

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