Analysis Of Zechariaus

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Luke 1:67-79 contains Zechariah’s song which he sang aloud after receiving the news of his new son, John, from an angel sent by God. The first half of this hymn is Zechariah’s thoughts on God’s will and the other half is “prophesied” by Zechariah on who his new will become in his future. The passage being a hymn has great significance, because it resonates with Zechariah’s mood at the moment. It informs us as readers that this is great news and Luke makes sure that the reader is well aware of that.
To put this into context, Luke uses the framework from other stories of the Old Testament. There is a parallel between the situations of both Elizabeth and Zechariah with Abraham and Sara. Both have wives who are barren and are already too advanced in their age to even have a child. Similar to Abraham, Zechariah’s prayers are answered and granted a child, but not just any child. An angel is sent by God to give the news to Zechariah that his son will be named John, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit before birth, he will affect the lives of many under God. The angel even claims that John “...will have the same spirit and power that Elijah had” (Luke 1:7). Then Zechariah is in disbelief and begins to question the angel’s words. Then Mary soon received the news about Jesus and after John was born, Zechariah was able speak …show more content…

Zechariah speaks as if only the people of Israel are being saved, but what happens to those who are not enemies or hate them? Many of the people believed that their Messiah would come to get rid of their whether it was overthrowing Rome or committing violent attacks on the empire. It seems that their enemies are one of their greatest problems. Zechariah does not ask God to destroy their, only save them from those who are their enemies and hate them. He is simply asking God for peace between those who are against

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