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In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. (Luke 1:5-7 ESV) Even When It Hurts
A named Zechariah, B a priest . . . of the division of Abijah. B a wife from the daughters of Aaron, A and her name was Elizabeth. CAnd they were both righteous before God, C walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. D But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ( Even When It Hurts
A – Their Spiritual Identity B – Their Spiritual Pedigree C – Their Spiritual Testimony D – Their Spiritual Dilemma Even When It Hurts
A – Their Spiritual Identity Zachariah, “Yahweh Remembers” Elizabeth, “God has Sworn” B – Their Spiritual Pedigree Priestly Stock of Aaron the original high priest C – Their Spiritual Testimony Kept the OT Covenant D – Their Spiritual Dilemma Fruitfulness a sign of blessing; blessing the result of covenant faithfulness Even When It Hurts
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. Even When It Hurts (Luke 1:68-75 ESV)
A named Zechariah, B a priest . . . of the division of Abijah. B a wife from the daughters of Aaron, A and her name was Elizabeth. CAnd they were both righteous before God, C walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. D But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ( Even When It Hurts
A named Zechariah, B a priest . . . of the division of Abijah. B a wife from the daughters of Aaron, A and her name was Elizabeth. CAnd they were both righteous before God, C walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. D But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ( Even When It Hurts
A named Zechariah, B a priest . . . of the division of Abijah. B a wife from the daughters of Aaron, A and her name was Elizabeth. CAnd they were both righteous before God, C walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. D But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ( Even When It Hurts
A named Zechariah, B a priest . . . of the division of Abijah. B a wife from the daughters of Aaron, A and her name was Elizabeth. CAnd they were both righteous before God, C walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. D But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. ( Even When It Hurts