Characters at the Cradle: Zechariah, Made Speechless
by David Chadwick
In Luke 1:18-22, the angel identified himself as Gabriel. Gabriel also appears in the book of Daniel in chapters 8 and 9. In the Bible, whenever Gabriel came on the scene, he was addressing prophecy about the Messiah.
The same holds true in this story with Zechariah.
Gabriel came to Zechariah from the presence of God and told him that he was sent by God to share this wonderful, good news of a coming child.
After all this information from Gabriel had been given to Zechariah, Zechariah asked the question, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in…
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