"Elizabeth & Zechariah"

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Maybe it is time to approach Christmas with a fresh perspective.

God is not only in the details, He pays close attention to details.

Luke 1:5 ESV
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Luke 1:6 ESV
And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
Luke 1:7 ESV
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

Dumbstruck

Luke 1:8 ESV
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
Luke 1:9 ESV
according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Luke 1:10 ESV
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
Luke 1:11 ESV
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 1:12 ESV
And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
Luke 1:13 ESV
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Luke 1:14 ESV
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
Luke 1:15 ESV
for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 1:16 ESV
And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
Luke 1:17 ESV
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
Luke 1:18 ESV
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
Luke 1:19 ESV
And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Luke 1:20 ESV
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Luke 1:21 ESV
And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
Luke 1:22 ESV
And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
Luke 1:23 ESV
And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
Luke 1:24 ESV
After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,
Luke 1:25 ESV
“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”

Later, Cousin Mary visits...

Luke 1:39 ESV
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,
Luke 1:40 ESV
and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
Luke 1:41 ESV
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
Luke 1:42 ESV
and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:43 ESV
And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1:44 ESV
For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 1:45 ESV
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

The birth of John the Baptist

Luke 1:57 ESV
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
Luke 1:58 ESV
And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
Luke 1:59 ESV
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,
Luke 1:60 ESV
but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.”
Luke 1:61 ESV
And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.”
Luke 1:62 ESV
And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.
Luke 1:63 ESV
And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.
Luke 1:64 ESV
And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
Luke 1:65 ESV
And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea,
Luke 1:66 ESV
and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.

From the beginning He planned our rescue

Isaiah 53:5 ESV
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
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