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...
"그제서야"라도 깨달으면 좋겠습니다. 하나님 보시기에 악을 행하므로 환난을 당하여서라도 하나님께 간구하고 하나님 앞에 크게 겸손하여 기도하므로 하나님께서 그 기도를 들으시고 다시 회복시켜주시므로 말미암아 " 그제서야 여호와께서 하나님이신 줄을 알 " 게 되는 것도 큰 은혜이지요 ( 대하 33:2, 12-13). 그 이유는 " 그제서야 " 래도 여호와께서 하나님이신 줄을 모르는 것이 우리의 본능이기 때문입니다 .