57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” 61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him. 67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: 68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, 73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” 80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel. (Luke 1:57-80)
This passage is about the birth of John the Baptist. They would name him Zechariah after his father. His parents would name him John. This name was given by the angel. After Zechariah named his son, his mouth immediately opened. Previously, Zechariah became mute due to his disbelief in the angel’s words, just as the angel had predicted, his mouth would open after his son’s birth. Zechariah, filled with the Holy Spirit, began to prophesy, saying “He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David” This prophecy refers to the Lord Jesus Christ. From a human perspective, the Lord Jesus is the descendant of David, the horn of salvation, he would save his people from their sins. He also prophesied: “ to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, the oath he swore to our father Abraham”
16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”(Genesis 22:16-18)
When God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham obeyed, believing that God would resurrect his son. However, God sent an angel to stop him and swore to bless him, making his descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky and as the sand on the seashore, and through his offspring all nations on earth would be blessed. The Israelites are Abraham’s descendants and continue to receive God’s blessings to this day. Zechariah also prophesied that his son, John the Baptist, would become a prophet of God, walking before the Lord Jesus to prepare the way for Him, calling the people to repent of their sins and turn to God for the forgiveness of sins and salvation.
May God bless you and your family!
This passage is about the birth of John the Baptist. They would name him Zechariah after his father. His parents would name him John. This name was given by the angel. After Zechariah named his son, his mouth immediately opened. Previously, Zechariah became mute due to his disbelief in the angel’s words, just as the angel had predicted, his mouth would open after his son’s birth. Zechariah, filled with the Holy Spirit, began to prophesy, saying “He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David” This prophecy refers to the Lord Jesus Christ. From a human perspective, the Lord Jesus is the descendant of David, the horn of salvation, he would save his people from their sins. He also prophesied: “ to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, the oath he swore to our father Abraham”
16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”(Genesis 22:16-18)
When God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham obeyed, believing that God would resurrect his son. However, God sent an angel to stop him and swore to bless him, making his descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky and as the sand on the seashore, and through his offspring all nations on earth would be blessed. The Israelites are Abraham’s descendants and continue to receive God’s blessings to this day. Zechariah also prophesied that his son, John the Baptist, would become a prophet of God, walking before the Lord Jesus to prepare the way for Him, calling the people to repent of their sins and turn to God for the forgiveness of sins and salvation.
May God bless you and your family!
