Luke 1:71

“That we should be saved from our enemies, etc.] This, and the two following verses, either contain and express the sum and substance of what God spake by the prophets; or point out the end or ends of his raising up an horn of salvation, or a Saviour for his people; namely, that they should be saved by him from their enemies: from sin, which wars against the soul, and threatens the destruction of it; from Satan, the avowed and implacable adversary of mankind; from the world, the seed of the serpent, which has always bore an enmity to the seed of the woman; from the law, the killing letter; and from death, the last enemy that is to be destroyed; and from the hand of all that hate us: which is…”

“Saved from our enemies - The enemies of “man” are his sins, his carnal propensities, his lusts, and the great adversary Satan and his angels, who continually seek to destroy him. From “these” the Messiah came to save us. Compare Genesis 3:15; Matthew 1:21. The hand - The power; or to save us from them. return to 'Top of Page'”

“1:71 saved from our enemies: The people of Israel hoped for rescue from their physical enemies, the Romans; Jesus brought salvation from sin, Satan, and death.”

“we: Luk 1:74; Deu 33:29; Psa 106:10, Psa 106:47; Isa 14:1-3, Isa 44:24-26, Isa 54:7-17; Jer 23:6; Jer 30:9-11, Jer 32:37; Eze 28:26, Eze 34:25, Eze 34:28, Eze 38:8; Zep 3:15-20; Zac 9:9, Zac 9:10; Jo1 3:8 Luke 1:72”