Luke 4:20-30
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Luke 4:20-30 reveals the reaction of the people to Jesus after He taught from Isaiah 61:1-2a. They respond by trying to kill Him. Such a response is initially surprising since there does not seem to be anything offensive or controversial in the text that Jesus expounded. The verses He read seem to promise only blessings [...]
Luke 1:11-17
Thursday, January 22nd, 20091:11-12. In light of all this, Zacharias probably expected the worse when an angel of the Lord appeared to him. It is understandable that he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. He probably thought that he was about to be struck dead.
1:13. The angel Gabriel (cf. v. 19) immediately tries to calm Zacharias’ fears [...]