<p>1:25 <i>Thus has the Lord done to me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men</i>- She felt the Lord was looking upon her during her pregnancy; but she was blameless &quot;before God&quot;, in His eyes / presence (:6). Yet the wonder of her status in His eyes was unappreciated as it might have been. We have the same problem. Her joy was that her &quot;reproach among men&quot; had been taken away, quoting the words of unspiritual Rachel in Gen. 30:23; we would think that she might instead have focused upon the huge significance of John in God's salvation purpose. But for all these human weaknesses, she and her husband were accepted before God.</p>