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Disclaimer: I am not a Biblical scholar. All my posts and comments are opinions and thoughts formulated through my current understanding of the Bible. I strive to speak of things that can be validated through Biblical Scriptures, and when I'm merely speculating, I make sure to note it. My views can be flawed, and I thus welcome any constructive perspectives and criticisms!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

090909: Luke 1-2

Luke 1
- Elijah: a major Godly figure who came after Moses; translated live into the Heaven with a Chariot of Fire; had the power to heal people
- Gabriel, the angel: the only other time he’s mentioned is in Daniel 8, where he was called on to explain Daniel’s vision
- Genealogy of John the Baptist
Aaron, a levite: Moses’s brother, hence making John being born into the lineage of priesthood
- Prophesy of Jesus coming through the lineage of David becomes realized. The prophesy is recorded in Jeremiah 23:5, “’The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.’”
- Joseph was insulted that Mary, the virgin, was pregnant but not with his child, as recorded in Matthew 1:19, “Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.”
- Luke 1:41, “When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” à Interesting that she was able to be filled with the Holy Spirit when it is often thought that people didn’t fill with spirit until the Pentecost.
- Abraham is also known as the Father of 3 Religions: Jewish, Christianity, Mulism

Luke 2
- Birth of Jesus
- The Shepherds and the Angels
- Jesus Presented in the Temple
- The Boy Jesus at the Temple

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