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Zechariah, John the Baptist's father, was a holy and upright priest of the Jerusalem temple who had his prayers miraculously answered in his old age.
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- Zechariah Is A Priest
- Zechariah Is from The Tribe of Levi
- Zechariah Followed The Law of Moses
- Zechariah Is The First Person in The NT to Speak with An Angel
- Zechariah Is Old and (At First) Childless
- Zechariah Prayed For A Child
- Zechariah Doesn’T Believe The Angel’s Message
A priest is someone whose responsibilities included offering sacrifices and taking care of the Temple of the Lord, and blessing the Lord’s name (1 Chr 23:13). One of their duties was to make sure that incense was burning before the Lord at all times. Zechariah is offering incense when we meet him in the book of Luke (Lk 1:9). The priests were desce...
In Bible times, the Jews traced their ancestry back to one of Jacob’s twelve sons. Zechariah is from the tribe of Levi, the same tribes that Moses, Aaron, Ezra, and Asaph hail from.
Luke tells us that both Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were “blameless” when it came to the Torah: they observed all the Lord’s decrees and commands (Lk 1:6). Now, this doesn’t mean they were sinless—we’ll see in just a minute that Zechariah is not perfect. It means that they followed the commands thoroughly: especially the commands that involved...
Most of our stories of Jesus’ birth start with an angel speaking to either Mary or Joseph, right? Well, when Luke kicks off his story of Jesus, he begins with an angel speaking to Jesus’ relative, Zechariah. Zechariah is ministering in the temple when an angel appears. The angel tells Zechariah that his wife will bear a son: one who will go before ...
Luke fills his first chapter with callbacks and allusions to the miraculous of significant figures in Israel’s history. Zechariah and Elizabeth are old and have no children: similar to how Abraham and Sarah were before the birth of Isaac. It was a sad thing in those days to have no children. In their culture, having no children meant that your fami...
Luke doesn’t record Zechariah’s prayer. But the angel who visits him does mention that he had prayed to have a son (Lk 1:13).
When God told Abraham that his wife Sarah would bear a son, Sarah laughed at the idea (Gn 18:11–15). In similar fashion, when the angel tells Zechariah that his wife will bear a son in her old age, Zechariah does not believe it. Zechariah asks how he can be sure that such an outlandish promise will come to pass. The angel replies, “I am Gabriel” (a...
In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luke ( 1:67–79 ), and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary ( Luke 1:36 ).
Feb 22, 2024 · The Parents of John the Baptist: Zechariah and Elizabeth. Zechariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist, occupy a profound and revered place within the biblical narrative. Their story epitomizes unwavering faith, divine intervention, and the fulfillment of God's promises.
Mar 26, 2024 · But John’s faith made him fearless in the face of opposition. The general opinion of John the Baptist was that he was a prophet of God (Matthew 14:5), and many people may have thought that he was the Messiah.
Jul 15, 2023 · The miraculous birth of John the Baptist in the hill country of Judea brought joy to Zechariah and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. At John’s circumcision, Zechariah wrote on a tablet, “His name is John,” confirming his obedience to the angel’s command.
Mar 26, 2019 · In the Gospel of Luke, the Bible describes the Archangel Gabriel visiting a Jewish priest named Zechariah (also known as Zacharias) to tell him that he would become the father of John the Baptist. John was God's choice to prepare people for the arrival of the Messiah, the world's savior, Jesus Christ .
