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I celebrate Christmas as should we all ; Specially as a Christian. It marks the day God began to dwell with man on earth in the form of Christ. His only begotten son.
This is a more detailed look at Luke 1 that many might have overlooked.
Luke 1:5
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth . KJV
….Zacharias being a priest would have been a Levite. His wife Elisabeth being of the daughters of Aaron was also a Levite.
Luke 1:7
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
KJV
Luke 1:11-13
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
KJV
Luke 1:16-17
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
KJV
....In verse 17 above the angel Gabriel is telling us that John came "in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,". This was a prophecy from Malachi 4:5-6 which are the last 2 verses of the Old Testament....
Luke 1:24-30
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
KJV
Luke 1:31-33
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
KJV
Luke 1:36-37
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth , she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
KJV
….Here we see that Mary (who was a Judahite) and Elizabeth (who was a Levite) were cousins. This means that their mothers were sisters. So Mary’s mother then was a Levite while her father was a Judahite.
Christ then being born of Mary was half Judahite and half Levite making him the priest king, the Messiah. The conception of Christ by the Holy Spirit was in the 6 month of Elisabeth’s pregnancy (Luke 1:36)….
Luke 1:39-44
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth .
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
KJV
....When was the conception of Christ? If we can figure out the conception and birth of John the Baptist we can figure out the same for Christ as they were 6 months apart in age. So how do we determine the month that John the Baptist was born?
We know that Zacharias was a priest “of the course of Abia:”. Documentation for this is in Luke 1:5....
Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia:….KJV
John's father, Zechariah (Z'chariyahu in Hebrew) (Zacharias in the KJV NT), was of the priestly division of Abiah (or Abijah) (Lk. 1:5). There were 24 such divisions (1 Chr. 24:7-18) taking their turn over the course of the year. Abiah was the 8th division (1 Chr. 24:10). Each division ministered for one week.
Zechariah's division (Abiah) served between Sivan 9 and Sivan 16 (Jun. 11th). Zechariah thus returned home on June 11th (Lk. 1:23).
We can’t be exact but for the sake of argument Zechariah and Elisabeth would have conceived within the next month. Let’s pick 2 weeks later, June 25th. Why pick June 25th?
Elijah was expected to come at Passover as he was to come just prior to the saving of Israel. Christ associated John with Elijah (Matt 17:12). And of course the angel Gabriel said in Luke 1:17, "And he (John) shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah".
9 months from June 25th would set John’s birth at March 25th which would be Passover.
Being that John was 6 months older than Christ then, Christ would have been born about September 25th. If the Feast of tabernacles sets the day of Christ’s birth then we could say that Christ was born between September 22nd and the 29th.
This would make the conception of Christ on or about December 25th.
This is a short study by Done Heath .
This is a more detailed look at Luke 1 that many might have overlooked.
Luke 1:5
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth . KJV
….Zacharias being a priest would have been a Levite. His wife Elisabeth being of the daughters of Aaron was also a Levite.
Luke 1:7
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
KJV
Luke 1:11-13
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
KJV
Luke 1:16-17
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
KJV
....In verse 17 above the angel Gabriel is telling us that John came "in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,". This was a prophecy from Malachi 4:5-6 which are the last 2 verses of the Old Testament....
Luke 1:24-30
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
KJV
Luke 1:31-33
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
KJV
Luke 1:36-37
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth , she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
KJV
….Here we see that Mary (who was a Judahite) and Elizabeth (who was a Levite) were cousins. This means that their mothers were sisters. So Mary’s mother then was a Levite while her father was a Judahite.
Christ then being born of Mary was half Judahite and half Levite making him the priest king, the Messiah. The conception of Christ by the Holy Spirit was in the 6 month of Elisabeth’s pregnancy (Luke 1:36)….
Luke 1:39-44
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth .
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
KJV
....When was the conception of Christ? If we can figure out the conception and birth of John the Baptist we can figure out the same for Christ as they were 6 months apart in age. So how do we determine the month that John the Baptist was born?
We know that Zacharias was a priest “of the course of Abia:”. Documentation for this is in Luke 1:5....
Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia:….KJV
John's father, Zechariah (Z'chariyahu in Hebrew) (Zacharias in the KJV NT), was of the priestly division of Abiah (or Abijah) (Lk. 1:5). There were 24 such divisions (1 Chr. 24:7-18) taking their turn over the course of the year. Abiah was the 8th division (1 Chr. 24:10). Each division ministered for one week.
Zechariah's division (Abiah) served between Sivan 9 and Sivan 16 (Jun. 11th). Zechariah thus returned home on June 11th (Lk. 1:23).
We can’t be exact but for the sake of argument Zechariah and Elisabeth would have conceived within the next month. Let’s pick 2 weeks later, June 25th. Why pick June 25th?
Elijah was expected to come at Passover as he was to come just prior to the saving of Israel. Christ associated John with Elijah (Matt 17:12). And of course the angel Gabriel said in Luke 1:17, "And he (John) shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah".
9 months from June 25th would set John’s birth at March 25th which would be Passover.
Being that John was 6 months older than Christ then, Christ would have been born about September 25th. If the Feast of tabernacles sets the day of Christ’s birth then we could say that Christ was born between September 22nd and the 29th.
This would make the conception of Christ on or about December 25th.
This is a short study by Done Heath .
