Luke 1:78-79

[78] Through the tender mercy God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited [79] To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide feet into the way of peace.

What is the context of Luke 1:78-79?

The Praise and Prophecy of Zechariah (Luke 1:67-80 true)
The Prophecy of Zechariah (Luke 1:67-80 true)
Zechariah’s Song (Luke 1:67-80 true)
Zacharias’s Prophecy (Luke 1:67-80 true)
Zechariah's Prophecy (Luke 1:67-80 true)
Zacharias’ Prophecy (Luke 1:67-80 true)

What does Luke 1:78-79 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

God"s loving compassion motivated Him to give salvation. The Greek word anatole, translated "visit" (NASB) and "come" (NIV), can describe the rising of a heavenly body or the growing of a plant shoot. " Dayspring" ( Luke 1:78, AV) means "sunrise." This is perhaps a double reference to messianic prophecies about the star arising out of Jacob ( Numbers 24:17) and the shoot growing out of Jesse ( Isaiah 11:1-2). ^[1] Luke 1:79 continues the first allusion (cf. Isaiah 9:1-2; Isaiah 59:9).

"The story is shaped to attract our sympathy to devoted men and women who have waited long for the fulfillment of Israel"s hopes and who now are told that the time of fulfillment has come." ^[2]