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It is intriguing to think about the first matter that Luke gives in His full and complete orderly account.
Luke, writing to Theophilus wants him to know what had happened and why it is important to our everyday life-so that He/We may be certain of what he/we have been instructed.
These were dark days-the days of Herod 37B.C.-A.D. 4. Herod was a tyrant.
It is said that he had 9 -10 wives, one whom he had executed for no apparent reason.
It had been 400 years since the people had heard a prophetic word from God when Malachi had promised the coming of Elijah (Mal.
4:5-6) .
This story breaks the 400 years of silence!
Zacharias “Jehovah has remembered”
Elizabeth “God is my oath”
Zacharias and Elizabeth were parents who had interesting backgrounds (priestly), who lived righteously.
They were certainly not perfect but in comparison to most during these bloody and dark days, this couple stood out.
This couple appeared before the Lord, as faithful.
This was not limited to what people saw externally.
Still, they had human problems.
Therefore they trusted the presence of God through their problems.
Their prayer for these matters were consistent.
They had no children.
During these days, if a woman was considered barren it was as if God Himself closed her womb.
Some may have questioned if this couple had a “deep dark secret” that only the Lord knew about, and therefore was dealing with them.
In the Jewish culture, those who were barren were considered to be “cut off” from God.
The appearance of this also said, that “God’s favor was not upon them” .
2. They were getting old
They were fearful that they would never have children.
This story resembles much of what we read in Genesis 17. Abraham Vs.
Zacharias:
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Both were priests
2. Both were men of faith for many years
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Both had a messenger from Heaven deliver the news
4. Both express incredibility to the message
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Both of their Son’s were meant to prepare the hearts of people.
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Both were fixed on the salvation of God and Heavenly destiny.
7. Zacharias doubted and left off where Abraham started.
Zacharias should have known better from previous history.
Even through these common humanly trends-God’s providence is greater than our doubts.
Zacharias had been chosen to burn the incense in the temple.
This was one of the greatest privilege that a Priest would get to do.
This incense was burned to represent the sacrifice and carried it before the throne of God: much like prayer.
Some priests never got this opportunity.
Weirsbe: “It was probably the evening offering that was assigned to Zacharias.
You have probably noticed that God often speaks to His people and calls them while they are busy doing their daily tasks.
Both Moses and David were caring for Sheep, and Gideon was threshing wheat.
Peter and his partners were mending nets when Jesus called them.
It is difficult to steer a car when the engine is not running.
When we get busy, God starts to direct us”.
Zacharias was certainly faithful to God’s call.
He was faithful despite his problems and lack of blessings from God. Endurance can be a difficult thing to achieve when you are consistently praying without much change.
Oh but change was coming!
James 1:12
This couple was certainly a praying couple.
Zacharias certainly had been praying for a child, as well as the Messiah to come, and for the nation of Israel to be redeemed from these extreme dark days.
Their son was to be a prophet and the forerunner to the Messiah!
Vs 17.
He was going to be the herald of the coming King!
With the angel appearing suddenly, fear was a great factor.
From Zachariah's perspective this could have meant “Judgment was coming”.
Fear also usually indicates the typical reaction to and angelic or divine presence.
The ESV study Bible explains that the Holy place contained the lampstand, the table for the bread of the Presence and the alter of incense.An angel of the Lord appeared to Zacharias on the right side of the incense alter.
This couple were parents who found it difficult to believe the humanly impossible.
Zacharias had a spirit of unbelief.
The very word and promise of God should have been enough to convince Zacharias, but he was weak in faith.
(Gary Nason example).
Zacharias was approached by the presence of God so that His trust would be built up.
He had let his tongue speak instead of his heart.
Zacharias was really questioning God’s ability to fulfill His own Word.
His ability to share God’s Word with others was taken away.
In verse 22, the people outside knew that Zechariah had been in the presence of God.
Typically the priest would have been out a whole lot sooner, and the people began to wonder what was taking place.
The fact that prayer inside and outside of the temple happened in the beginning of this event, and worship finished it, made for the perfect ingredients of a revelation to occur.
Although discipline, there must have been so much excitement he was holding back.
Zacharias, would never be the same after standing before the Presence of God! Zacharias would never forget this interaction!
Both of the interactions that Abraham and Zacharias experienced brought change through their sons lives.
Nothing would be the same.
We will never be the same.
Here we learn of a doubting man, a priest even, but in history past, doubting was nothing new.
Following the unbelief of the disciples, nothing would be the same.
The interaction that the disciples had and witness would never have them be the same-unbelief or not.
Prayer over the bread:
In both Zacharias’ life and Abarahams live nothing would ever be the same after their interaction with God.
His body was broken for us, so that things would never be the same.
Broken physically, mentally, and spiritually-in our place.
That night when HE took the bread and explained that His body would be broken for us, it was so that nothing would ever be the same!
So that we would remember the divine sacrifice.
Prayer over the cup:
I have to think that Zacharias would be a changed man moving forward.
Between the many silent nights, pondering, chastening, Zacharias would never forget-He was changed.
-Gospel Message.
When He took the cup, he explained that “this blood was shed for you”.
We are to eternally be changed, saved!
We are to never forget the saving grace that He bestowed upon us.
Drink/Eat this in total remembrance of Me!
Elizabeth needed time alone with God to absorb all that God was doing and going to do through.
Not only should it be evidently obvious that we have been changed, but we should desire along time with our Redeemer so we can be prepared for the Lord to work in the future!
He took her reproach away from her.
The very thing that seemed to be road block with others had been redeemed.
It was clear that God’s favor was upon them.
Even in our faithfulness, there can be a need for muteness, chastening, change, and a need for time alone with the Lord.
Let us remember these things on this day.
(Lords supper in 4 weeks)- how do we respond to this table?
We shall never be the same from the interaction we have had with our God!
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