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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:14-15 Joy, joy, joy
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:14-15 14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, There are three words for being happy here; more than even a barren couple would feel at the arrival of a seemingly impossible, unexpected, and unlooked-for pregnancy. First there is chara (χαρά) “joy,” the joy …
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 21:20-24 Wisdom and pride
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 21:20-24 The Wealth of the Wise 20 Precious treasure and oil are stored up in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man keeps using his up. Oil was highly valued and was sometimes used the way we use currency (Hosea 12:1; Luke 16:6). A wise man holds …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:12-13 The name John
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:12-13 12 Zechariah was terrified when he saw him, and fear fell on him. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. It’s natural for people …
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:11 the angel of the Lord
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:11 11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Angel (Greek angelos, ἄγγελος) means “messenger,” and translates the Old Testament word malach (מַלְאַךְ, Genesis 16:6). A messenger can be a human, of course (Haggai 1:13), but the special spirit …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:8-10 To worship the Lord
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:8-10 8 Once when his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he happened to be chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole crowd of people were …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:5b-7 Elizabeth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:5b-7 His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 Both of them were righteous in God’s sight, living blameless lives according to all the commandments and righteous requirements of the Lord. 7 They had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of …
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:5a A prophet, a priest, and a king
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:5a Gabriel Predicts John’s Birth 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. Luke has already told us that he did research for the story of Jesus. The most likely source for his narrative in the first three chapters is …
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God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 21:17-19 Better to live in a desert…
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 21:17-19 17 He who loves pleasure will become a poor man. He who loves wine and oil will never be rich. Verse 17 is straightforward and clear: If you live it up too much, you will end up with nothing. Jesus uses this simple point as part of his parable, …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:4 The certainty
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:4 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you were taught. I met a man named Warren in the summer of 1997 at the church where I was serving my vicar (intern) year. A Jew who was descended from Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:1), Warren had come …
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:3b One who loves God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:3b most excellent Theophilus, Luke wrote this gospel for the instruction of a man named Theophilus. About Theophilus we know only a few things. He was a man of such important standing that Luke calls him “excellent” (kratiste κράτιστε) or even “excellency,” a title reserved for a very prominent man. …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:3a an orderly account
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:3a 3 It seemed good to me also, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very beginning, to write an orderly account for you, Luke does not say that he has been investigating from the start, as if he were an eyewitness to Jesus’ birth and ministry, but rather …
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God’s Word for You – Luke 1:2 The inspired text
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:2 2 just as the eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us from the beginning. Luke’s term, “servants of the word,” is the first hint of his medical background the Gospel. The term he uses is not deacon (διάκονος, 1 Tim. 3:12) or slave (δοῦλος, Jude …
