Proverbs 1:7
Introduction to the Theme of the Book
1:7 Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13
8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
I hate arrogant pride and the evil way
and perverse utterances.
Exodus 1:17-21
1:17 But
the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.
1:18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?”
1:19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women – for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!”
1:20 So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
1:21 And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
Psalms 147:11
147:11 The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers,
and in those who wait for his loyal love.
Luke 1:6
1:6 They
were both righteous in the sight of God, following
all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
Luke 1:46-50
Mary’s Hymn of Praise
1:46 And Mary said,
“My soul exalts the Lord,
1:47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant.
For from now on all generations will call me blessed,
1:49 because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;
1:50 from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.
Luke 1:1
Explanatory Preface
1:1 Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
Luke 3:4-5
3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make his paths straight.
3:5 Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be brought low,
and the crooked will be made straight,
and the rough ways will be made smooth,