Luke wrote two books in the Bible. He wasn’t an apostle… Who was Luke? Early Christian writings accepted Luke as the author of 2 books, Luke and Acts. He was the only Gentile author of a New Testament book. According to Colossians 4:10-14, Luke was not ‘of the circumcision’, meaning he was […]
Series: Jesus' Birth and Early Years
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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 1:5 ESV) Luke 1:5-10 tells the story of John the Baptist’s parents, Zechariah and […]
Accounts of angels appear throughout the Bible. The first time an angel of God is called by name is in Daniel 8:16. Angel Gabriel appeared to Daniel the prophet to give him the interpretation of his vision about a goat and a ram. Two angels, excluding Lucifer, are mentioned […]
In Luke 1:13-17 Gabriel’s message contained 10 promises prophesied about John the Baptist before his birth. You shall call his name John. John means God is Gracious. Zachariah + Elizabeth = God remembers His oath Zachariah +Elizabeth + John = God is gracious, God remembers His oath. You […]
Luke 1:5-25 Zechariah, the priest, was serving in God’s Temple. Suddenly to the right of the incense altar, Archangel Gabriel appeared with a message from God. They Wanted a Child They weren’t young any more and had no children; Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, was barren. They wanted a child […]
Who ruled 50 years before Jesus’ birth? Roman Empire From a small kingdom centered in Rome, the Roman Empire grew until it became one of the most powerful empires in the world. It systematically conquered one kingdom after the other. In 63 B.C. Pompey, commanding Rome’s army, marched […]
There are seven people that we read of in the Bible who God named before birth. Are they all Jews? No. Are they all Christians? No. Did God have a plan for their lives? Yes. Isaac and Ishmael The first two babies we read about in the book of Genesis. […]
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” And the […]
The angel Gabriel who had visited Zechariah, brought Mary the good news that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ. Contrary to Zechariah who did not believe Gabriel, Mary mother of Jesus, believed. She did not how it would happen, because she was a virgin, but she believed. Mary was living in […]
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38 ESV) Mary Servant of the Lord Mary proclaimed that she was the servant of the Lord. A bond-servant is duty bound to […]