LUKE 1:26-38                                  

  1. Announce Jesus Birth: In the previous post on Luke, an angel announced that John would be born. If you missed the post, click https://tdroberts.org

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, an angel, Gabriel, was sent to Nazareth to a virgin, Mary. She was betrothed to Joseph, a man in the lineage of David, v. 26-27. (A betrothal was a contract like an engagement in which the couple was bound to each other but not married.)

Gabriel’s unusual greeting—“Greetings O favored one, the Lord is with you”—surprised Mary. Gabriel told her that she “had found favor with God.” She would bear a Son named Jesus who would be called the “Son of the Most High.” He would be given the throne of David. (See 2 Samuel 7:4-16 for the promise of the Messiah to reign on David’s throne.) His kingdom would last forever, v. 33.

Mary believed the angel but didn’t understand how it would happen since she was a virgin. She may have wondered if the conception would come after her marriage to Joseph.

Gabriel told her that the Holy Spirit would overshadow her for conception. This would make the child “holy—the Son of God.” This meant that neither Joseph nor any other man would be involved. The Holy Spirit would be responsible for the conception.

2. As a sign that the message was from God, Mary was told that her older relative, Elizabeth, was six months along in her first pregnancy.

It is remarkable, but Mary accepted this future birth and declared herself a servant of the Lord.

Mary’s faith and the fact that God managed the birth of both the forerunner, John, and Jesus is builds our faith.

What I learned: Nothing is impossible with God, v. 37

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