I have to think on righteousness from verse 6 again. Matthew 5 says “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be satisfied.”
What is righteousness? Why does God love righteousness?
Justice + love = righteousness – Stuart Greaves.
Romans 1:17 says Faith reveals the righteousness of God.
Righteous mean right standing.
The righteous do not get punished. Righteous get justice. There is a difference between justice and punishment. Being judged and justice are good things.
God loves righteousness because the righteous do not get punished.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Luke 1:7
7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.
(v. 7) I've never in my life thought too deeply on the idea of barrenness. However I'd imagine it wouldn't be very much fun. In American culture woman are considered more independent than in the past. It seems that in biblical times women were considered an anomaly when they were not pledged to a man. Like Anna in Luke 10. Anyway, being barren seems sort of like your worth as a woman is decreased. I'd imagine it would be a huge struggle. God is intensely healing barrenness all the time. I know back in biblical days a woman was highly looked upon when she had a baby boy. Because everyone was on the look out for the messiah. Elizabeth in verse 25 says “How kind the Lord is... He has taken aways my disgrace of having no children.”
(v. 7) I've never in my life thought too deeply on the idea of barrenness. However I'd imagine it wouldn't be very much fun. In American culture woman are considered more independent than in the past. It seems that in biblical times women were considered an anomaly when they were not pledged to a man. Like Anna in Luke 10. Anyway, being barren seems sort of like your worth as a woman is decreased. I'd imagine it would be a huge struggle. God is intensely healing barrenness all the time. I know back in biblical days a woman was highly looked upon when she had a baby boy. Because everyone was on the look out for the messiah. Elizabeth in verse 25 says “How kind the Lord is... He has taken aways my disgrace of having no children.”
Luke 1:5-6
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
(v. 5-6) Zechariah. Now is this the same Zechariah as the book of Zechariah, Zechariah? If so you'd think he'd be pretty used to this whole angelic encounter thing. I love that it says they “were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all the Lord's commandments and regulations”. We know by grace we have Christ's righteousness. But before Christ died the way understood to be righteous was to obey God's decree's and this seemed to be kind of a rare thing in the Old Testament
6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
(v. 5-6) Zechariah. Now is this the same Zechariah as the book of Zechariah, Zechariah? If so you'd think he'd be pretty used to this whole angelic encounter thing. I love that it says they “were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all the Lord's commandments and regulations”. We know by grace we have Christ's righteousness. But before Christ died the way understood to be righteous was to obey God's decree's and this seemed to be kind of a rare thing in the Old Testament
Luke 1:1 -4
1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.
2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write a careful account for you, most honorable Theophilus,
4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
(v. 1-4) I have such a large respect for Luke in these first couple verses. He's like “listen up people 'I don't know about all these other guys' stories. They could have it right or be totally off. So, I've done the research. I've these facts down.'” It's like he's stating to go ahead and read the other guys' accounts of what happened, but if you want the fact for fact version of what really happened, you've come to the right place. Luke is cool.
2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write a careful account for you, most honorable Theophilus,
4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
(v. 1-4) I have such a large respect for Luke in these first couple verses. He's like “listen up people 'I don't know about all these other guys' stories. They could have it right or be totally off. So, I've done the research. I've these facts down.'” It's like he's stating to go ahead and read the other guys' accounts of what happened, but if you want the fact for fact version of what really happened, you've come to the right place. Luke is cool.
Luke 1
Luke 1
Introduction
1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.
2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write a careful account for you, most honorable Theophilus,
4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.
8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.
9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.
12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him.
13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God.
17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
20 But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.
22 When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.
23 When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.
24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. 25 “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
Initial response.
I love love love angels! This has been one of my favorite angel encounter stories of the bible. It's probably a toss up between this story and the story of the angel appearing to Balaam's donkey for favorite, but this is amazing. Okay so first responses to reading this first chapter in Luke 1 begins now:
Introduction
1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.
2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write a careful account for you, most honorable Theophilus,
4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.
8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.
9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.
12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him.
13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God.
17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
20 But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.
22 When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.
23 When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.
24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. 25 “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
Initial response.
I love love love angels! This has been one of my favorite angel encounter stories of the bible. It's probably a toss up between this story and the story of the angel appearing to Balaam's donkey for favorite, but this is amazing. Okay so first responses to reading this first chapter in Luke 1 begins now:
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My name is Abby. I'm 19, almost 20 and attending The Forerunner Music Academy for their music performance program. I sing, play flute and am learning the keyboard more and more. My goal is to eventually worship lead because thats what I love to do.
As part of FMA requirements we are required to in some form record our meditations on given passages of scripture throughout the year. Blogging was an option.
My name is Abby. I'm 19, almost 20 and attending The Forerunner Music Academy for their music performance program. I sing, play flute and am learning the keyboard more and more. My goal is to eventually worship lead because thats what I love to do.
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