Verse 70. His holy prophets, &c. All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob (Ge 49:10); Moses (De 18:15); Isaiah (Isa 9:6,7; 53:1-12) .
Since the world began. This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. See Barnes on |Lu 24:27|
See Barnes on |Re 19:10|
{n} |spake| Jer 23:5,6; Da 9:24