{"id":64,"date":"2013-12-19T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/adventurejournal\/?p=64"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T22:15:38","slug":"zechariahs-visit-with-gabriel-luke-1-5-25-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/zechariahs-visit-with-gabriel-luke-1-5-25-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Zechariah&#8217;s Visit With Gabriel: Luke 1:5-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6859\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-64-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=64-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-aj-001_mixdown2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\" \/><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\">\n<div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Luke 1:5-15 (NLT)<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler-content\"><p class=\"first-line-none\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5\u00a0<\/sup>When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. <sup class=\"versenum\">6\u00a0<\/sup>Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God\u2019s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord\u2019s commandments and regulations. <sup class=\"versenum\">7\u00a0<\/sup>They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">8\u00a0<\/sup>One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. <sup class=\"versenum\">9\u00a0<\/sup>As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. <sup class=\"versenum\">10\u00a0<\/sup>While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">11\u00a0<\/sup>While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. <sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. <sup class=\"versenum\">13\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel said, \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. <sup class=\"versenum\">14\u00a0<\/sup>You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, <sup class=\"versenum\">15\u00a0<\/sup>for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. <sup class=\"versenum\">16\u00a0<\/sup>And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. <sup class=\"versenum\">17\u00a0<\/sup>He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">18\u00a0<\/sup>Zechariah said to the angel, \u201cHow can I be sure this will happen? I\u2019m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">19\u00a0<\/sup>Then the angel said, \u201cI am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! <sup class=\"versenum\">20\u00a0<\/sup>But now, since you didn\u2019t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">21\u00a0<\/sup>Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. <sup class=\"versenum\">22\u00a0<\/sup>When he finally did come out, he couldn\u2019t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.<\/p> <p><sup class=\"versenum\">23\u00a0<\/sup>When Zechariah\u2019s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. <sup class=\"versenum\">24\u00a0<\/sup>Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. <sup class=\"versenum\">25\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cHow kind the Lord is!\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cHe has taken away my disgrace of having no children.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%201:5-25&#038;version=NLT\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Luke 1:5-25<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"aj-post-question\"><span>Discussion Question:<\/span> What stands out to you in this passage?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Discussion Question: What stands out to you in this passage?","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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