Numbers 4, Luke 1: 57-80, Psalm 44: 13-26
Luke 1: 57-79 (ESV)
In verses 57 through 79 from Luke 1, we read about the circumcision
ceremony of John the Baptist, and how his father Zechariah got his voice back.
Zechariah was struck with muteness after he was visited by the Angel Gabriel
for doubting his words. Once Zechariah realized he voice had come back, he was
filled with the Holy Spirit and he started prophesying about his son John and
how we would go before the Lord to prepare his way. These verses are dramatized
in Episode 1 in the 4th season of The Chosen Series. I love how the
actors they chose to portray Zechariah and Elizabeth look to be the age they are
supposed to be in the Bible. Elizabeth looks to be several years beyond her
childbearing age, so a pregnancy at her stage in life back then and even now
would be considered a miracle. I heard one Biblical scholar say it was fitting
that the birth of John the Baptist would be a miracle, since the birth of Jesus
would also be another more fantastical miracle.
Enjoy this fictional dramatization showing the early start in the life of John the Baptist.
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