The Magnificat

How the passage moves

1. 1

   Praise

   Opens with rejoicing over God's regard for the lowly.

   Luke 1:46-49
2. 2

   Reversal

   The proud, the mighty and the rich are set against the humble and hungry.

   Luke 1:51-53
3. 3

   Hannah's pattern

   The song echoes 1 Samuel 2:1-10.

   1 Samuel 2:1

Read it in Scripture

• Luke 1
• 1 Samuel 2

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