SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:69
y nos alz el cuerno de salud en la Casa de David su siervo,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 1:69
Verse 69. And hath raised up a horn of salvation] That is, a mighty and glorious saviour: a quotation from Psa. xviii. 2. Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar light. The Chaldee paraphrast sometimes translates rq keren, horn, by twklm malcuth, or atwklm malcutha, 1 Sam. ii. 10; Jer. xlviii. 25, which signify a kingdom: but it is likely that the allusion is here made to the horns of the altar; and as the altar was a place of refuge and safety, and those who laid hold on its horns were considered to be under the protection of the Lord, so, according to the expression of Zacharias, Jesus Christ is a new altar, to which whosoever flees shall find refuge. Some imagine that this form of speech is taken from the custom of ancient warriors, who had a horn of steel on the top of their helmets, which ordinarily lay flat, till the person came victorious from battle, and then it was erected, as emblematical of the victory gained. Such a horn as this is represented on the helmet of the Abyssinian kings and warriors: see the plates in Bruce's Travels. To this custom of wearing or lifting up the horn, the following scriptures are thought to allude: 1 Sam. ii. 10; Psalm cxii. 9; cxlviii. 4; Lam. ii. 17. In ancient gems and coins, this form of the horn on helmets is easily discernible, sometimes flat, sometimes erected. A horn, filled with various fruits, was also the emblem of abundance among the ancients: hence their cornu copia, or horn of plenty. From all this we may learn that the Lord Jesus gives a luminous, powerfuly prevalent, glorious, and abundant SALVATION or REFUGE to mankind.
In the house of his servant David] Or, in the family: so the word oikov, house, is often used in the Sacred Writings. In ver. 32, the angel states that Mary was of the family of David; and Zacharias, who, from the nature of his office, must have been well acquainted with the public genealogical tables, attests the same thing. This is a matter of considerable importance; because it shows forth the truth of all the prophetic declarations, which uniformly state that the Messiah should come from the family and sit on the throne of DAVID.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 69. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us , etc.] Meaning the Messiah, whom God had now raised up: in the house of his servant David ; in David's family, he being now conceived by a virgin of his house; and who, in a little time, would be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He is called an horn of salvation, because he is a powerful Saviour. Horn denotes power; it being that to a beast, as the arm is to a man, by which it defends itself, and pushes down its enemies; and salvation is the work Christ came to effect, and for which he was raised up, and sent: and a Saviour he is, and a mighty one, as appears from his doing and suffering what he has; as bearing all the sins of his people, and making reconciliation for them; obeying all the precepts of the law, and undergoing the penalty of it; being made a curse, and becoming obedient to death, even the death of the cross: as also, from his delivering them from sin, Satan, and the law, which no other could have done; and from his grappling with, conquering, spoiling, and destroying all his, and our enemies. Moreover, the word horn signifies regal power, honour, and dignity; (see Daniel 7:24) and so may not only denote the work of Christ as a Saviour, but his office also as a King, who in the discharge of that is likewise a Saviour; for he not only rules, and governs, but protects, defends, and preserves his, people, by his power; (see Samuel 2:10 <19D217> Psalm 132:17).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 67-80 - Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. I John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfec day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we wer utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesu Christ. It is reviving; it brings light to those that sit in the shado of death, as condemned prisoners in the dungeon. It is directing; it is to guide our feet in the way of peace, into that way which will brin us to peace at last, Ro 3:17. John gave proofs of strong faith vigorous and holy affections, and of being above the fear and love of the world. Thus he ripened for usefulness; but he lived a retired life till he came forward openly as the forerunner of the Messiah. Let u follow peace with all men, as well as seek peace with God and our ow consciences. And if it be the will of God that we live unknown to the world, still let us diligently seek to grow strong in the grace of Jesus Christ __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ηγειρεν 1453 5656 V-AAI-3S κερας 2768 N-ASN σωτηριας 4991 N-GSF ημιν 2254 P-1DP εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSM οικω 3624 N-DSM δαβιδ 1138 N-PRI του 3588 T-GSM παιδος 3816 N-GSM αυτου 846 P-GSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
69. Horn. Compare Ps. cxxxii. 17.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:69 {Horn of salvation} (keras swterias). A common metaphor in the O.T. (#1Sa 2:10; 2Sa 23:3, etc.). It represents strength like the horns of bulls. Cf. #Ps. 132:17.
