Luke 1:76-78
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;
For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
To give knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

Application: 

As for Zechariah’s son John [the Baptist], he would be a prophet of the Most High who would go before the Lord to prepare his ways as the Old Testament prophets foretold:

Isaiah 40:3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God.

The Gospel writers saw this as ultimately fulfilled in John the Baptist (see Matt 3:1–3; Mark 1:1–4; Luke 3:1–6). He would be the voice … crying out to prepare the way of the Lord (40:3). Through his prophetic ministry, John would pave the way for the ministry of Jesus and point others to “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).

Mal 3:1
Behold, I send My messenger,
And he will prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

He would introduce Israel to her Messiah (see John 1:29–36). John grew up and became strong in spirit, spending much time in the wilderness and being prepared for his future public ministry (Luke 1:80).

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 661–662, 960.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

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