“The Song of Zechariah”

“The Song of Zechariah” (Luke 1:68–79)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 4, 2016

Luke 1:68–79 (NIV)

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
     because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a horn  of salvation for us    
     in the house of his servant David
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 salvation from our enemies
     and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors
     and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
     and to enable us to serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
     for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
     through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
     by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
     and in the shadow of death,
     to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

 

     1. Zechariah praises God for fulfilling the Davidic Covenant. (vv. 68–71).

     2. Zechariah praises God for fulfilling the Abrahamic Covenant. (vv. 72–75).

     3. Zechariah praises God for fulfilling his promise regarding John (vv. 76–77).

     4. Zechariah praises God for the rising Sun that will scatter the darkness. (vv. 78–79)

Main Idea: The Birth of our Savior Jesus Christ is a reminder that God keeps his promises.