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Luke 1
Dedication to Theophilus
Did the amount of accounts people had undertaken to complete dissuade Luke from making his own account of what had happened? (verse 1-5)
What kind of account did Luke want to make? (Verse 3)
What was the purpose of Luke's account? (Verse 1-4)
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
Who or what was Herod king of? (Verse 5)
What division did Zechariah belong to? (Verse 5)
Who was Zechariah's wife? (verse 5)
Who was Elizabeth? (verse 5)
Who was righteous before God? (verse 6)
Why were did they not have children? (Verse 7)
Who was praying outside? (verse 10)
Who appeared to Zachariah? (Verse 11)
Why was Zechariah not to be afraid? (verse 13-17)
How is John described? (13-17)
What happened during the hour of incense when an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah standing on the right side of the alter of incense? (verse 10-11)
What was Zechariah's reaction to seeing the angel? (Verse 12)
What was heard? (Verse 13)
Why was Zechariah unable to speak? (verse 18-20)
When will the angel's words be fulfilled? (Verse 20)
What were the people wondering about? (Verse 21)
When did Zechariah go to his home? (Verse 23)
When did Zechariah's wife conceive? (verse 24)
What did Elizabeth do? (verse 24)
What was she saying? (verse 25)
Birth of Jesus Foretold
In what month was the angel Gabriel sent from God to Nazareth? (verse 26)
Who was of the house of David? (Verse 27)
What was the virgin's name? (Verse 27)
What does the angel say to Mary? (verse 27-33)
What is Mary's question? (verse 34)
"For nothing will be ____________ with God.” (verse 38)
Mary Visits Elizabeth
Where did Mary go? (Verse 40)
When did the baby leap in Elizabeth's womb? (verse 41)
Who was filled with the Holy Spirit? (Verse 41)
What did Elizabeth do? (Verse 42-45)
Did Elizabeth say these things secretly? (Verse 42)
Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat
What does Mary say? (Verse 46-55)
What does Mary say about the Lord? (Verse 46-55)
What is said about generations? (verse 46-55)
What is said about the humble estate of his servant? (Verse 48)
What is for those who fear Him? (Verse 50)
Who is scattered? (Verse 50)
Where are they scattered? (verse 50)
Where have the mighty been brought down from? (Verse 52)
What has he filled the hungry with? (Verse 53)
Who has been sent away empty? (Verse 53)
How long did Mary remain with Elizabeth? (verse 56)
The Birth of John the Baptist
When did Elizabeth give birth? (Verse 57)
What did her neighbors and relatives hear? (verse 58)
Who would have named the child? (Verse 58-59)
What did Elizabeth answer? (verse 60)
What was their answer? (verse 61)
What did Zechariah write? (Verse 63)
What did Zechariah do when he spoke? (verse 64)
Zechariah's Prophecy
What was Zechariah filled with? (Verse 67)
What did Zechariah do? (Verse 67)
What is said about God? (Verse 68-79)
Where was John before his public appearance to Israel? (Verse 80)
What was Zechariah's reaction to the news he got from the angel?
What was Mary's reaction to the news he got from the angel?
What did the angel say after each reaction?
What were the situations of Mary and Zechariah when they were met by the angel?
Considering Zechariah's visit, who in the Bible has similar new given to him?
Is this person mentioned in Luke 1?
Considering Mary's visit, who is mentioned and what about them is spoken?
What is said about Jesus?
What is said about John?
What is similar between Mary and Zechariah?
What are similar things they say?
Thoughts
Joy, Proclamations of Names, and Preparing the Way are all themes that come to mind when I think about John the Baptist.
In this story, how is Joy mentioned?
When is Joy mentioned in other parts of the Bible?
In this story, who proclaims names?
In other parts of the Bible who proclaims names and what happens surrounding the proclamation?
In this story, who prepares the way?
In other parts of the Bible who prepares the way?
What happened during the hour of incense when an angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah standing on the right side of the alter of incense? (verse 10-11)
"And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
76 "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.” - Zechariah about John the Baptist
Application
What is said of us? Our reaction:
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
Since we have been born again into the Spirit of God,
“What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1 (ESV)
Dedication to Theophilus
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a] of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”
Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[b] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”[c] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 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, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[d]
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46 And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zechariah's Prophecy
67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us[h] from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Footnotes:
- Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias
- Luke 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married
- Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
- Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
- Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
- Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48
- Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be
- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
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