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Luke 1:57-66

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57When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.

58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

60but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

61They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

62Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

63He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”

64Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

65All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.

66Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

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1)       According to verses 57 and 58 what did Elizabeth’s neighbors and relatives think the Lord had done for her when they heard that she gave birth to a son?

o   The Lord had shown her great mercy.

o   And they shared her joy.

 

2)       According to verse 59 what did neighbors and relatives come to do on the eighth day?

o   They

§  Came to circumcise the child.

§  And were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

 

3)       According to verse 60 what was Elizabeth’s objection?

o   She spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

 

4)       According to verse 61 why did neighbors and relatives question Elizabeth’s objection?

o   There was no one among their relatives who had that name.

 

5)       According to verses 62 and 63 how did neighbors and relatives find out from Zechariah what he would like to name the child?

o   They made signs to him.

o   And to everyone’s astonishment he wrote on a writing tablet, “His name is John.”

 

6)       According to verse 64 what happened to Zechariah immediately after he finished writing?

o   His mouth was opened.

o   His tongue was set free.

o   And he began to speak, praising God.

 

7)       According to verses 65 and 66 what was people’s reaction throughout the hill country of Judea to what had happened?

o   They were

§  Filled with awe.

§  Talking about all those things.

§  And wondering what the child was going to be.

§  For

§  The Lord’s hand was with him.

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Luke 1:57-66

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