And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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Gill's Exposition
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord,.... Gabriel, as seem's manifest from Luk 1:19 the same angel that had appeared to Daniel, about the time of the evening oblation, near five hundred…
Barnes' Notes
An angel - An “angel” is a messenger sent from God. See the notes at Mat 1:20. It had now been about 400 years since the time of “Malachi,” and since there had been any divine revelation. During that…
Adam Clarke
There appeared - an angel of the Lord - There had been neither prophecy nor angelic ministry vouchsafed to this people for about 400 years. But now, as the Sun of righteousness is about to arise upon…
The two preceding evangelists had agreed to begin the gospel with the baptism of John and his ministry, which commenced about six months before our Saviour's public ministry (and now, things being…
Cambridge Bible
an angel St Luke dwells more than any of the Evangelists on the ministry of angels, Luk 1:26; Luk 2:9; Luk 2:13; Luk 2:21; Luk 12:8; Luk 15:10; Luk 16:22; Luk 22:43; Luk 24:4; Luk 24:23, and…
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