1:46
1:46-55 is known as the Magnificat, this being the Latin word for glorifies. There are examples in the Old Testament of women giving songs of praise, Miriam (Ex 15:21), Hannah (1 Sam 2:1) and Deborah (Judges 5:1). Mary’s song bears closest resemblance to Hannah’s song.
Now remember that Elizabeth has just made her prophetic pronouncement (1:42-45), and perhaps Mary is now realising all the nore just what a momentous thing is happening to her.
“My soul glorifies the Lord”, this should be the goal of all of us. Man seeks to do God down, to pretend He doesn’t exist. We were created to glorify the Lord and will only find our true purpose and true joy when we do so.
1:47
But this glorifying of God isn’t a reluctant thing, it is not a drudge. When we glorify the Lord we will find that our spirit rejoices in God our saviour. We are to rejoice in the Lord. This is why the Westminster catechism states that the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. In any and every situation we will do well to trust in the Lord, to turn to Him, to focus on Him.
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