Michael Abraham

Luke 1:46–55 – 26th December, 2020

Observation

What does it say?

  1. Read Luke 1:46–55
  2. Who is speaking in this passage?
  3. Who is mentioned in this passage?
  4. What are the repeated words/phrases?
  5. What are some connecting words? (e.g. for/because/therefore/but)

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

  1. Who was Mary?
  2. Why does she magnify and rejoice in the Lord? (vv. 48–50)
  3. What do we learn about God in this passage?
    1. What does it mean that God is holy? (v. 49)
  4. What does it mean to fear the Lord? (v. 50)
  5. What themes from the Old Testament are mentioned?
  6. How is this passage grounded in the gospel?
  7. What is the main point of this passage?

APPLICATION

How should it change us?

  1. How should we praise God in light of this passage?
  2. How should God's treatment of the lowly change how we treat the lowly?
  3. How can we help one another grow in our fear of the Lord?

Luke 1:46–55 – 26th December, 2020

Observation

What does it say?

  1. Read Luke 1:46–55
  2. Who is speaking in this passage?
  3. Who is mentioned in this passage?
  4. What are the repeated words/phrases?
  5. What are some connecting words? (e.g. for/because/therefore/but)

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

  1. Who was Mary?
  2. Why does she magnify and rejoice in the Lord? (vv. 48–50)
  3. What do we learn about God in this passage?
    1. What does it mean that God is holy? (v. 49)
  4. What does it mean to fear the Lord? (v. 50)
  5. What themes from the Old Testament are mentioned?
  6. How is this passage grounded in the gospel?
  7. What is the main point of this passage?

APPLICATION

How should it change us?

  1. How should we praise God in light of this passage?
  2. How should God's treatment of the lowly change how we treat the lowly?
  3. How can we help one another grow in our fear of the Lord?