Birth,
Infancy and Purpose for the Future of John the Baptist.
Judea
Date: 5 BC
Fifth Event
Luke 1:57 – 80
Luke 1:57
Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she
brought forth a son.
58
And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed
great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be
called John.
61
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called
by this name.
62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is
John. And they marvelled all.
64
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed,
and he spake, and praised God.
65
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these
sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
66
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts,
saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord
was with him.
67
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed
be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed
his people,
69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his
servant David;
70 As
he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since
the world began:
71 That
we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that
hate us;
72 To
perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember
his holy covenant;
73
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand
of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75 In
holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for
thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of
their sins,
78
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on
high hath visited us,
79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow
of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. > 1
80 And
the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts
till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
