“And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;”
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him — the transition to direct address to the infant John is the Benedictus's second movement. Prophet of the Most High (prophētēs hypsistou) identifies John's vocation: he will go before the Lord to prepare his way, fulfilling the Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 3:1 promise. The prophet of the Most High anticipates the question John will later be asked: are you a prophet? and the answer Jesus gives: more than a prophet.
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