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Luke 1:5-25
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5In the time of Herod king of
6Both of them were righteous
in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
7But they were childless
because
8Once when Zechariah’s
division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9he was chosen by lot,
according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord
and burn incense.
10And when the time for the
burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
11Then an angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12When Zechariah saw him, he
was startled and was gripped with fear.
13But the angel said to him:
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth
will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
14He will be a joy and
delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
15for he will be great in the
sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he
will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
16He will bring back many of
the people of
17And he will go on before
the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents
to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make
ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18Zechariah asked the angel,
“How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in
years.”
19The angel said to him, “I
am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to
you and to tell you this good news.
20And now you will be silent
and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe
my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
21Meanwhile, the people were
waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22When he came out, he could
not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he
kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23When his time of service
was completed, he returned home.
24After this his wife
Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
25“The Lord has done this for
me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace
among the people.”
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1)
According to
verse 5 what was Zechariah by profession?
o
He was a priest who belonged to the priestly division of
Abijah.
2)
According to verse
5 whose descendants were Zechariah and
his wife Elizabeth?
o
They were
descendants of Aaron.
3)
According to
verse 6 what was the standing of Zechariah and Elizabeth in the sight of God and why?
o
Both of them were
righteous in the sight of God.
o
Because
o
They observed all
the Lord’s
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Commands.
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And decrees blamelessly.
4)
According to
verse 7 did Zechariah and
o
No, because
5)
According to
verse 7 how old were Zechariah and Elizabeth?
o
They were both
very old.
6)
According to verses
8 and 9 what was Zechariah chosen by lot
to do once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest
before God?
o
He was chosen by
lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to
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Go into the
temple of the Lord.
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And burn incense.
7)
According to verse
10 what happened when the time for the burning of incense came?
o
All the assembled
worshipers were praying outside.
8)
According to
verse 11 who appeared to Zechariah?
o
An angel of the
Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
9)
According to
verse 12 what was Zechariah’s reaction when
he saw the angel?
o
He was
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Startled.
§
And gripped with
fear.
10)
According to what
the angel said in verse 13 what would happen to
o
11)
According to what
the angel said in verse 13 what was the reason
o
It is because Zechariah’s
prayer had been heard.
12)
According to what
the angel said in verse 13 what was Zechariah to call his son?
o
He was to call his
son John.
13)
According to what
the angel said in verses 14 and 15 what would John bring and why?
o
He would be a
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Joy.
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And delight to Zechariah.
o
And many would
rejoice because of his birth.
o
For he would be
great in the sight of the Lord.
14)
According to what
the angel said in verse 15 what was John to abstain from?
o
He was never to
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Take wine.
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Or other
fermented drink.
15)
According to what
the angel said in verse 15 what would be the spiritual condition of John?
o
He would be
filled with the Holy Spirit.
o
Even before
o
He was born.
16)
According to what
the angel said in verses 16 and 17 what would John do?
o
He would
§
Bring back many
of the people of
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Go on before the
Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn
Ø
The hearts of the
parents to their children.
Ø
And the
disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous.
§
And made ready a
people prepared for the Lord.
17)
According to what
Zechariah said in verse 18 why did he question the credibility of what the
angel said?
o
It is because
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He was an old man.
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And his wife was well
along in years.
18)
According to what
the angel said in verse 19 what was his credential?
o
He is Gabriel.
o
He
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Stood in the
presence of God.
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And had been sent
to tell Zechariah the good news.
19)
According to what
the angel said in verse 20 what consequence would Zechariah suffer as a result
of not believing his words?
o
Zechariah would be
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Silent.
§
And unable to
speak.
o
Until the day
o
That happened.
o
Because
o
He did not
believe the angel’s words, which would come true at their appointed time.
20)
Why was it
necessary for Zechariah to suffer consequence for his unbelief until the day
when what the angel said happened?
o
It is to ensure that
he would take action to get his wife pregnant.
21)
According to
verse 21 what were the people wondering while waiting for Zechariah?
o
They were
wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22)
According to
verse 22 what happened to Zechariah?
o
He
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Could not speak
to the people.
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And kept making
signs to them.
23)
According to
verse 22 what did the people think happened to Zechariah?
o
They realized he
had seen a vision in the temple.
24)
According to
verses 23 and 24 what happened to
o
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Became pregnant.
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And remained in
seclusion for five months.
25)
According to what
o
The Lord had
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Shown his favor
for her.
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And taken away her
disgrace among the people.
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Luke 1:5-25
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