We are taught that we must become upright people who, in God’s sight, are blameless and fully keep His commandments. “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly” [(Modern Translation: “When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the division of Abijah, and his wife Elizabeth also came from the family of Aaron. They were righteous before God and faithfully kept all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without fault”)] (Luke 1:5–6). While meditating on this passage, I would like to draw out the lessons given to us: (1) The author of Luke’s Gospel, Luke, first wrote to Theophilus about John the Baptist’s parents. The father’s name was “Zechariah” (meaning, “The LORD remembers...
하나님께서 금하시기에 ... " 내 조상의 유산을 왕에게 주 " 는 것을 " 여호와께서 금하 " 시기에 아무리 아합 왕이 왕궁에서 가까운 나봇의 포도원을 얻고자 그 포도원보다 " 더 아름다운 포도원 " 을 준다 할지라도 , 또는 그 포도원의 값을 돈으로 준다 할지라도 나는 " 내 조상의 유산을 왕께 줄 수 없 " 습니다 ( 왕상 21:1-4). 나봇처럼 하나님께서 금하시는 것이면 지위가 높든 권력이 엄청나게 쎄든 어떠한 사람이라도 그 금하시는 것을 하게 만들고자 할 때 하나님께 순종하므로 그 사람에게 단호하게 거절을 할 수 있어야 하는데 ...