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The births of Yokhanan ben Zakharyah (John the Baptist) and Messiah Yeshua are amazing in that they illustrate how God planned throughout time to “pitch His tent” among mankind in a physical way and hadn’t abandoned the work He started in Israel. God foretold of the coming of a herald for the Messiah via the prophet Malachi announced the arrive of that messenger to Yokhanan’s father, a righteous priest in a priesthood led by wicked men. The coming of the herald and the Messiah followed a specific plan. The seven “oracles” in Luke 1-2 show that the same plan God put in place at the beginning of time still was active even at a dark point in Israel’s history.
Thought Questions
Believers in Yeshua have read this passage or have heard renditions of it in song and drama many times. Try for a moment to read it afresh. Ask for God’s Spirit to see something new. What new wisdom about God plan did the Spirit reveal?
How were Zachariah and Elizabeth “blameless”?
How often did the lot come on a priest to serve in the temple?
Where did the angel Gabriel reveal himself in the Temple?
What does Zachariah’s service in the temple tell us about dealing with and serving in corrupt organizations?
How does God keep His appointments?
Speaker: Jeff
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