Sunday - Birth of John the Baptist Foretold - Luke 1:8-20 - 12/18/16

The angel Gabriel foretelleth to Zacharias the birth & office of John;

Verse 8 ... And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priest's office before God ... in the of his course,

I Chronicles 24:19 ... These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aa'ron their father, as the LORD God of Is'ra-el had commanded him.


Luke 1:9 ... According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was ... to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

I Samuel 2:28 ... And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Is'ra-el to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? & did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Is'ra-el?


Luke 1:10 ... And, the whole multitude of the people were playing without at the time of incense.

Leviticus 18:17 ... (Unlawful marriages.) Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman & her daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswoman: it is wickedness.


Luke 1:11 ... And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ... the altar of incense.

Exodus 30:1 ... (The altar of incense.) AND thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.


Luke 1:12 ... And when Zach-a-ri'as saw him, he was troubled, & fear fell upon him.

Acts 10:4 ... (The vision of Cornelius.) And when he looked on him, he was afraid, & said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers & thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.


Luke 1:13 ... But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zach-a-ri'as: for thy prayer is heard; & thy wife E-lis'a-beth shall bear thee a son, & ... thou shalt called his name John.

Luke 1:60,68 ... And his mother answered & said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

Blessed be the Lord God of Is'ra-el; for he hath visited & redeemed his people.


Luke 1:14 ... And thou shalt have joy & gladness; & ... many shall rejoice at his birth.

Luke 1:58 ... And her neighbors & her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; & they rejoiced with her.


Luke 1:15 ... For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, & ... shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; & he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, ...

Numbers 6:3 ... He shall separate himself from wine & strong drink, & shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.


Luke 1:15 ... even from his mother's womb.

Galatians 1:15 ... But when it pleased God,who separated me from my mother's womb.

Galatians 1:15 ... But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, & called me by his grace.


Luke 1:16 ... And many of the children of Is'ra-el shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Malachi 4:5,6 ... (The coming of Elijah the prophet.) Behold, I will send you E-li'jah the prophet beore the coming of the great & dreadful day of the LORD:

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, & the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come & smite the earth with a curse.


Luke 1:17 ... And he shall go before him in the Spirit & power of E-li'as, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, & the disobedient ... (by) to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Mark 9:12 ... And he answered & told them, E-li'as verily cometh first, & restoreth all things; & how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, & be set at nought.


Luke 1:18 ... And Zach-a-ri'as said unto the angel, ... Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, & my wife well stricken in years.

Genesis 17:17 ... (Issac is promised.) Then A'bra-ham fell upon his face, & laughed, & said in his heart, shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? & shall Sa'rah, that is ninety years old, bear?


Luke 1:19 ... And the angel answering said unto him, I am ... Ga'bri-el, that stand in the presence of God; & am sent to speak unto thee, & to shew thee these glad tidings.

Hebrews 1:14 ... Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?


Luke 1:20 ... And behold ... thou shalt be dumb, & not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou be dumb, & not able to speak, unto the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

Ezekiel 3:26 ... And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt not be to them ... (a man reproving) a reprover: ... for they are a rebellious house.

Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN