Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Last week, we took a look at the song of Zacharias and how he foretold that his son would point the way to redemption and the plan of salvation. In closing this series on the Eyewitness to Christmas, the story of Zacharias and Elisabeth, let’s take a look at the child they had. The last verse in Luke 1 gives […]
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Last week, we witnessed the birth of John the Baptist. Everyone that was present was filled with fear and wonder at the work of God, even when they did not understand what He was doing. Zacharias and Elisabeth have named their child John. With this announcement, Zacharias was finally able to speak. Upon being able to speak, the first thing […]
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Last week, Mary arrived to visit with Elisabeth and Zacharias. When Mary arrived, Elisabeth was filled with the holy spirit. The child within her began to leap for joy when Mary arrived. We know that Mary stayed for several months. It is possible {although we are not told} that she may have been present at the birth of John the […]
Read more Last week, we took a look at Elisabeth’s reaction when Zacharias arrived home with the news of his visit from Gabriel. Elisabeth was filled with wonder at all that was happening and could feel her shame removed. The scripture then moves to Gabriel’s visit to Mary, before bringing the two stories together. Upon hearing the news of Elisabeth, Mary has […]
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Last week, the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias when he entered the holy of holies. He was struck mute due to his disbelief. When we last saw Zacharias he was rushing home, undoubtedly to tell Elisabeth. Imagine her surprise when he returned home and was unable to speak. He must have quickly found a tablet to write out all that […]
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Last week we began our series on Elisabeth and Zacharias in our Eyewitness to Christmas series. We discovered that God was about to accomplish the impossible in their lives. Luke 1:8-23 (ASV) 8 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, Zacharias was a priest. He served God. 9 […]
Read more In our series eyewitness to Christmas, we viewed the events of Christ birth from the view point of Mary, the Mother of Jesus and his earthly father, Joseph. But, there were many others that witnessed and lived these events. This group included an older, mature couple that was related to Mary. This couple gave birth to the forerunner of Christ […]
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