Luke 1:53

Good things. Probably, both literal and spiritual food. Compare Christ’s promise to those who “hunger and thirst after righteousness” (see on Matt. 5:6).

The rich. As a rule those who had amassed great wealth had done so by oppressing their neighbors, and were consequently classed by the poor as evil men. While in one sense wealth had come to be looked upon as a sign of divine favor — no doubt particularly by those who possessed it — it was identified with wickedness by those who had been oppressed. In contrast, the poor man, who was usually not in a position to oppress anyone, thought himself righteous. This concept of riches and poverty is reflected in Christ’s parable of the rich man and Lazarus (ch. 16:19-31).