Luke 1:32

Verse 32. He shall be {f} great. There is undoubted reference in this passage to Isa 9:6,7. By his being great is meant he shall be distinguished or illustrious; great in power, in wisdom, in dominion, on earth and in heaven. Shall be {g} called. This is the same as to say he shall be the Son, &c. The Hebrews often used this form of speech. Mt 21:13. The {h} Highest. God, who is infinitely exalted; called the Highest, because he is exalted over all his creatures on earth and in heaven. Mr 5:7. The throne. The kingdom; or shall appoint him as the lineal successor of David in the kingdom. His father David. David is called his father because Jesus was lineally descended from him. Mt 1:1.