Section 2
who will be called Son of God (v. 35). Therefore, according to Gabriel's word, the Man-Savior is Jesus, the Son of the Most High, a descendant of David, and the holy thing.
ELIZABETH
In 1:42 and 43 we have part of Elizabeth's blessing, a blessing by the Holy Spirit. In these verses Elizabeth says, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And how can this be, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Here Elizabeth speaks of the Man-Savior as the fruit of Mary's womb and as the Lord. The "fruit" refers to His humanity, and "Lord" refers to His deity.
ZACHARIAH
In the prophecy of Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist, we have three matters concern ing the Man-Savior. In 1:69 Zachariah speaks of Him as a "horn of salvation for us in the house of David." Then in 1:78 he speaks of Him as "the rising sun from on high" that shall visit us. In verse 76 Zachariah also refers to the Man-Savior as the Lord. The horn of salvation refers to the Lord's humanity; the rising sun from on high denotes His divinity. Zachariah knew that his