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title = "Luke 1:57–80"
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date = "2022-10-21"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk1.57-80)
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Elizabeth gives birth to a son, and when the day comes to name him according to
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the Jewish traditions, they want to name him Zechariah, Jr. When they ask his
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father, they use signs, so apparently he was struck deaf as well as mute by
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Gabriel. However, as soon as he follows the angel's instructions and names his
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son John, he is able to speak again.
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Zechariah's next words are a prophecy as he is filled with the Holy Spirit. He
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praises God for bringing about salvation for His people by sending the promised
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Messiah in the house of David. He then explains John's role as the one who goes
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before the Messiah to make the people ready to hear the Good News that their
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sins can be forgiven.
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Finally, Luke closes out this chapter of his narrative by explaining that John
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lived in the wilderness after he had grown up. This could mean he lived among
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the Essenes, an ascetic sect of the time, the same group that preserved the
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famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
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* * *
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You always remember and fulfill Your promises. Let us remember them and be
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encouraged.
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