Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:5-17
by: Gabrielle Watt.
I imagine Zechariah and Elizabeth had prayed for many, many years to have a child. No one would blame them if they had given up and believed they were not meant to have children. Then, while old Zechariah was doing his priestly duties, an angel appeared to him and dropped the news that he and Elizabeth would have a pretty special son. John would be filled with the Holy Spirit before he was born, would bring many Israelites back to the Lord, and, according to verse 17, would prepare the way of the Lord. I encourage you to read the last 2 verses of Malachi 4. How are these passages connected?
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