Notes on The Gospel According to Luke Chapter 1: Lesson #1 God is the one infinite, eternal, self-existent, and self-sufficient Being; the uncaused cause of all things, possessing all perfections in absolute fullness and unity. He is pure spirit (John 4:24), without body, parts, or passions, and immutable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. God exists as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three distinct persons of one indivisible essence—

Luke 1:24-27 24 And after those days ( some time later; unspecified ) his wife Elisabeth conceived ( miraculous conception in old age — fulfillment of the angel’s message ), and hid herself ( withdrew; remained in seclusion — reasons may include reverence, humility, or caution ) five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me ( the Lord is the one acting; acknowledges His intervention ) in the days wherein he looked on me ( God’s gracious attention; cf. Gen. 29:32