“And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.”
Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, what then is this child going to be? For the Lord's hand was with him — the theological conclusion of the community's wondering: what is this child going to be? The question anticipates the ministry that will be described in chapter 3. For the Lord's hand was with him: the hand of the Lord (the divine power accompanying prophetic figures) was already observable in John's unusual birth and naming.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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