Luke 1:59 Meaning and Explanation
“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”
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Read Full Chapter →On the eighth day the child is brought to be circumcised, and the company assumes he will be named Zacharias after his father.
What Does Luke 1:59 Mean?
Obedient to the covenant given to Abraham (Genesis 17:12), the family brings the infant for circumcision on the eighth day. Friends and kin, following custom, begin calling him Zacharias, expecting the father's name to continue.
The covenant sign is kept, but the customary name must yield. This child does not exist to carry forward his father's house; he belongs to a new work of God. Tradition is honored where it serves God's word — and set aside where God has spoken otherwise.
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What does Luke 1:59 mean?
On the eighth day the child is brought to be circumcised, and the company assumes he will be named Zacharias after his father.