Day 6: God’s divine plan

God is a God of order and has had a divine plan in place from the beginning. Therefore, it’s no surprise that there could be no question of His hand in this story of the birth of John the Baptist, the one who would come first to prepare the people for the arrival of their long awaited Messiah. John was a child long prayed for. Zechariah and Elizabeth were unable to conceive and were now way past becoming parents. Yet, here they were, elderly & pregnant and given the details, about to be parents of a very special young man.

Read Luke 1:5-25

Q: Describe the characteristics of Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth?

Q: What was Zechariah’s first reaction to the angel, Gabriel? How had he been praying? How do you think you would have reacted?

Q: What was Zechariah’s’ response to the angel’s words? What did the angel do because of his response?

Q: Imagine the joy of Zechariah and Elizabeth at the news of being pregnant! How does Gabriel describe Zechariah’s soon-to-be son, John?

Q: Why was it necessary for John to come first? Had the people given up hoping? Were they unprepared?

Q: What would it be John’s job to do?