The story of the birth of Jesus Christ is also the story of John the Baptist. The two men would be bound together in their service of God’s will. When Zechariah is finally able to speak again, Luke records his first words.
After stating, “His name is John,” Zechariah bursts into praise for God, and the praise he speaks tells us about who the coming Christ is and also what God promises through him.
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.’”
Luke 1: 67-68
Like John the Baptist, Zechariah heralds the coming of Christ. It is interesting, too, how he phrases his prophecy.
‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,Continue reading “Zechariah’s Song”
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.’