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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. You have here a very interesting couple, Zacharias and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. There have been some good people who have lived in very...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord, Certain offices of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. We do not, at the present time, understand the anguish which filled the heart of an Eastern woman who had no child. It was considered to be a disgrace, and many suffered very bitterly on that account; as did Hannah, and Rachel, and others...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. While he, in the inner shrine, was burning incense, the multitudes in the outer courts were engaging in prayer. I think that is a very beautiful symbol,-the priest unseen, like the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy of Holies above, and the mass of the people engaged in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. He was a good man, yet he was troubled at the sight of an angel. Consciousness of sin, even in an outwardly blameless man, makes us all tremble in the presence of anything...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; The best quietus to fear is answered prayer. If God has heard thee, be not thou again afraid. Luk_1:13. And thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. “The grace” or “the gift of God”, so the name “John” signifies; and it is a sweet name...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; I do not say that it is the duty of every man to drink neither wine nor strong drink, but I beg every man to notice that if anyone was to be peculiarly consecrated to a holy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. And, the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. Many a child of God is dumb, because of unbelief. Mary believed, and therefore she sang a holy, joyous song, — a sweet canticle of delight: “My soul doth magnify the Lord.” But Zacharias, because of his unbelief, was unable to speak. I wonder whether...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. By the signs he made, he impressed them with the fact that something extraordinary had happened.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. I do not wonder that, in her solemn...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. It was by the temptation of an evil angel that man fell, and Paradise was lost, it was, therefore, most appropriate that good angels should be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. The best of news may sometimes cause the greatest perturbation of mind and heart. If you feel...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. If we have found favor with God, there is no cause for us to fear. If God is gracious to us, we are raised above all reason for alarm. Some court the fickle favor of men; but, even if they gain it, they may well fear that they may shortly lose it, but the angel said,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, — How true is that prophecy; “He shall be great.” Christ is the greatest of all great ones. How great he is in our esteem! The tongues of men and of angels could not tell all his greatness. “He shall be great,” —