Luke 12:1-12. It is evident that the noise of this disgraceful attack on our Lord had been heard. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, New International Version (NIV) Holy Zachary, that had wont to live by faith, thought he should die, when his sense began to be set on work; it was the weakness of him, that served the altar without horror, to be daunted with the face of his fellow-servant. on God to raise a dead child for his widowed mother. This was the first of six angel appearances connected with the coming of the Christ child. He points to Jesus' great interest in all kinds of people. It was the weakness of him that served at the altar without horror, to be daunted with the face of his fellow-servant' (Dr. Chapter 23 told of Jesus’ trial (23:1-25), crucifixion (23:26-49) and burial (23:50-56). Luke 1-12 For You; Look inside. To see exactly what we can learn from Jesus’ sending out the 72 to preach the gospel and the practical application for believers today we will go verse by verse to see what exactly it was Jesus was telling them to do and why. I am aware of a formatting issue in the NIV '84 edition. A. Such an attitude of fear and apprehension was altogether natural in the presence of an archangel, such an attitude being invariably manifested by all who ever saw such a being, the lone exception being that of Mary Magdalene who, through her overwhelming grief at the grave of Jesus, seems to have talked with an angel without even realizing it (John 20:11-18). Ver. This self-centered man is only interested in his own welfare. So was Daniel, Daniel 10:7,8; and Manoah and his wife, Jude 13:20; and Paul, Acts 9:1-18. Introduction. O happy, happy hour! In response the angel simply says Zacharias will be unable to speak prior to the birth of his son. visio tua, merces mea. We cannot bear the sight and presence of an angel without consternation and fear, in this our frail and sinful state. (Bishop Hall.). our best services. ст. But whichever it was, Zacharias was afraid. A. Lectio Divina. As in Luke 1:35. Man’s weakness is incapable of easily bearing the glory of such appearances. Zacharias explains to the angel that he is an elderly man. All his life he had thought of this moment, and he had taken such care over his preparations, and now it was being marred, indeed might even become disastrous. It is reasonable God should keep and declare his majesty, though we keep and declare our infirmity. The unseen world is so veiled from us, and so different from ours in its nature and laws, that when in any of its features it breaks in unexpectedly upon mortals, it cannot but startle and appal them, as it did Daniel (Daniel 10:7-8; Daniel 10:17), and the beloved disciple in Patmos (Revelation 1:17). The evidence for this is that, in several places in Acts, Luke uses the words, ‘we’ or ‘us’. In the other, Elijah called 1,2. The Duty of bold Sincerity and Trust in God. See Poole on "Matthew 18:6 ". Gabriel, yet another angel, appears to Mary who is wed to Joseph. 2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Luke tells us that “the women who followed with him from Galilee” witnessed the crucifixion (23:49). 16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. Luke 12:1. Luke 12:22-32 He exhorteth, not to be over anxious about the. This fear of the divine belongs to O. T. piety. Zacharias was troubled — Although he was accustomed to converse with God, yet we see he was thrown into a great consternation, at the appearance of his angelical messenger, nature not being able to sustain the sight. 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