

The_Truth
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Good Evening Hens and Drakes, Happy Sunday! I want to start off by thanking all of you for being patient and for taking time out of your days to read this. I want to explain that I am new at this bible study thing, but I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. I did my best not to make it sound preachy,,. but some things just needed to be quoted out of the bible itself. I also want to take a moment to remind everyone that I am not a theologian. I have not had any form of formal bible education. I am just a person who loves ducks, the gospel, and Jesus. When you see 🦆 that is me giving my own personal thoughts and commentary. Now let's dive into the Duck Pond, I mean, the Gospel of Luke! ---------------------------- Verses 1-4 Luke knew that many others had already written accounts of the things that had happened among them. He carefully investigated everything from the beginning, drawing from the eyewitnesses and servants of the word, and wrote his own orderly account. He did this so that Theophilus may have certainty about the things he had been taught. It is unknown who Theophilus was. Some think he was a real high-ranking Roman official, while others think his name (which means “lover of God”) might be symbolic for all believers. Either way, Luke wanted him — and us — to have certainty about Jesus. 🦆: Luke is pretty much telling us, “I’ve done the leg work. This isn’t rumor or hearsay. I’ve researched it carefully and recorded it in order so we can be confident in the truth.” Verses 5-25 Surprisingly, Luke doesn’t start off by telling us the start of Jesus. He starts his gospel by telling us the foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist. In the time of Herod the Great, the king of Judea, Zechariah was a member of one of the 24 priestly divisions known as the Abijah and his wife Elizabeth, a daughter of Aaron, were “righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” (Luke 1:6) Zechariah was chosen from his group by lots, like drawing straws, to tend God’s Temple and make the offering of incense. A large crowd was praying outside at the time. An angel appeared on the right side of the altar of incense. Upon seeing the angel, Zechariah was troubled and afraid. 🦆: Honestly, I would be terrified if an angel appeared before me too. From the biblical descriptions angels were quite the sight to behold. The Angel said, “Don’t be afraid Zechariah! God has heard your prayer” and began to tell him of a baby — a son — that Zechariah’s wife Elizabeth was to conceive despite their old age. The baby was to be called John. The Angel said “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.” (Luke 1:15) The Angel continued to tell him all the good things John will do for God’s people, saying that John “will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah…” (Luke 1:17) Zechariah doubted the Angel’s words because he and his wife were well advanced in years. The angel then revealed himself to be Gabriel, standing in the presence of God, sent to speak to him and bring this good news. Because of Zechariah’s doubt, he was rendered mute. “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.” (Luke 1:20) 🦆: I don’t think I blame Zechariah for having his doubts that's a lot to be told especially with he and his wife being older. I read that it is believed that he and Elizabeth were in their 60s. The people outside were wondering what was taking Zechariah so long inside God’s Temple. When he finally came out, they realized that Zechariah had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained mute. When his group’s service time ended, he went home. After Zechariah’s return home, Elizabeth conceived just as Gabriel had said. For five months Elizabeth went into seclusion, keeping the quiet miracle, quiet and praising God for what He had done for her, “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” (Luke 1:25) 🦆: This is probably my favorite part of foretelling of John the Baptist’s birth. Elizabeth was barren, unable to have babies, God blessed her with a son in old age and she didn’t go out bragging “Look what God did for me!”. She quietly retreated and was grateful to the Lord. Notes: This all takes place at the end of Herod the Great’s reign, around 6 or 5 B.C. Zechariah is not the Prophet from the Old Testament. John the Baptist was conceived 6 months before Mary conceived Jesus. Aaron is the brother of Moses. Elizabeth is a descendant. ---------------------------- I want to once more extend my gratitude to all of you. This has been a labor of love, and I am grateful to God for putting this feather brained idea in my head to share the gospel this way. I would absolutely ducking love to hear from you; if you have comments or thoughts. Be gentle. Up Next Verses 26-45 May the Lord watch over you and grant His unyielding love and grace. Lord, I just want to add, thank you. Amen #FromTheDuckPond #GospelOfLuke





