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The Magnificat of Mary

The baby was given what is for the Hebrew people a very common name, the name Joshua, but it also has an important meaning. It means Jaweh, or Jehovah, or God is Salvation. Then there are these wonderful words as Gabriel goes on, “He will be great.” Just think what she must have felt hearing these amazing words from an angel. She was going to have a child; she wasn't even married yet. | Bible Study with Merrill Mow Magnificat of Mary Luke 1 26-56 1 Copyrights Please share a link to this e-book with your friends. Feel free to post and share links to this ebook or you may e-mail or print this book in its entirety or in part but please do not alter it in any way and please do not post or offer copies of this e-book for download on websites other than the ones listed below or through another internet-based download service. if you wish to make multiple hard copies for wider distribution or to reprint portions in a newsletter or periodical please observe the following restrictions You may not reproduce it for commercial gain. You must include this credit line Copyright 2011 by The Plough Publishing House. Used with permission. This e-book is a publication of The Plough Publishing House Rifton NY 12471 USA www.plough.com and Robertsbridge East Sussex TN32 5DR UK www.ploughbooks.co.uk . Copyright 2011 by Plough Publishing House Rifton NY 12471 USA 2 Magnificat of Mary Bible Study with Merrill Mow The second visit of the angel Gabriel is told in verse 26 of Luke 1. This is the one we usually hear the most about where it says The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph. She was not married she was single and betrothed means engaged. An engagement was looked on as a very serious thing in all ancient eastern societies. In our church the whole community participates in the joy of an engagement and marriage. It s something that we celebrate all together. When an engagement came about in the ancient societies or in eastern places where people lived farther apart what happened is that the two families signed a contract and they came to an agreement. That made a big difference for both families. The bride s family loses a girl she leaves her family and they lose all the work she does. The family of the groom pays the bride s family for the loss of the girl. This is called a dowry. It