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...
우리에게 다시금 하나님의 명령을 상기시켜 주시는 하나님 하나님께서는 불순종하는 요나에게 불신자 선장을 통하여서라도 하나님의 명령을 다시금 상기시켜 주셨습니다 [" 너는 일어나 ..."(1:2), " 자는 자여 어찌함이냐 일어나서 ...."(1:6)]. 우리 하나님은 불신자 ( 들 ) 를 통해서라도 우리에게 다시금 하나님의 명령 ( 말씀 ) 을 상기시켜 주십니다 .