Luke 1:6

They were both upright before God, observing all the mitzvot ·instructions· and ordinances of Yahweh blamelessly.

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In The King James Version

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

In Context

5There was in the days of Herod [Heroic], the king of Judea [Praise], a certain priest named Zacharias [Remembered by Yah], of the priestly division of Abiyah [My father Yah]. + 1:5 Context: Priestly division of Abiyah. In (1 Chr 24:7-18) there is a list of priestly division to serve in the Temple, scholars date this record around 400 B.C.E. In Oral Tradition, the list of a weekly rotation schedule is detailed. The priests themselves lived not only in Jerusalem but also in other settlements in the land of Israel. When it was “time for the division to go up (to Jerusalem)” (Mishnah, Ta’anit 4:2), the priests left their homes, went up to Jerusalem for a week, and afterwards returned to their homes in Judea or Galilee. According to modern Rabbi Shmuel Safrai, there are 12 divisions with 24 total rotations, each unit serving one week, twice a year, rotating on the Sabbath day. Abiyah’s division is #8. The rotations started in first month of Nissan (mid-March to mid-April), before Passover. The eighth unit (1 Chr 24:10) in the second month of Iyyar (mid-April to mid-May) and again at the end of the eighth month of Cheshvan (mid-October to mid-November), after Tabernacles. His job included offering incense in the Holy Place (Luke 1:11) which is a daily duty located next to the Most Holy Place (Ex 30:7-8, 40:5). Beyond this, a percise determation dates and times is limited. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron [Light-bringer], and her name was Elizabeth [My God oath].

7But they had no child, because Elizabeth [My God oath] was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:9This is the history of the generations of Noah [Rest]: Noah [Rest] was a upright man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah [Rest] walked with God.

Genesis 17:1When Avram [Exalted father] was ninety-nine years old, Adonai appeared to Avram [Exalted father], and said to him, “I am El Shaddai [God Almighty]. Walk before me, and be blameless.

Luke 16:15He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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