ลูกา 1:72
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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Study Note
Zechariah praises God for performing 'the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant' — situating the birth of John and the coming Messiah within the unbroken thread of the Abrahamic covenant. The Greek 'eleos' (mercy) with its Hebrew background in 'hesed' (covenant-faithfulness) signals that what is happening in the Incarnation is not a new departure but the decisive moment of covenant fulfilment. The specific promise recalled is the oath to Abraham (verse 73; Genesis 22:16-17), connecting messianic salvation directly to the Abrahamic foundation of Israel's election. Romans 15:8-9 (Christ becoming a servant of the circumcision 'to confirm the promises made to the fathers') provides Pauline commentary on the same continuity between the Abrahamic covenant and the gospel.
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To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,
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And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families …
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all …
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and …
Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham …
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have …
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: