Bible Dictionary
Dayspring
Dayspring means dawn or sunrise. In Luke’s prophecy it pictures the light from on high visiting those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, pointing to God’s saving visitation.
Biblical Usage
In Zechariah’s hymn, the dayspring from on high visits those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death. The supplied material explains that the expression may refer to John as the herald who guides the benighted toward peace, though it has also commonly been understood as referring to the Messiah.
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