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Luke 1:11
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An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing on the right side of the incense table.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
Just then, an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of the incense.
All at once an angel from the Lord appeared to Zechariah at the right side of the altar.
when there appeared to him an angel of Adonai standing to the right of the incense altar.
And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
Then, on the right side of the incense table, an angel of the Lord came and stood before Zechariah.
Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lorde standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zacharias, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar where the incense was burned.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared vnto hym an Angel of the Lorde, standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of incence.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense;
And an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riythalf of the auter of encense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zacharias saw an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar where the special perfume was burning.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And ther appered vnto him an angell of the lorde stondinge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense.
And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,
And the angell of the LORDE appeared vnto him, and stode on the right syde of the altare of incese.
when there appear'd to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the incense-altar.
Then an angel appeared right next to the table where Zechariah was offering incense.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
appeared: Luke 1:19, Luke 1:28, Luke 2:10, Judges 13:3, Judges 13:9, Acts 10:3, Acts 10:4, Hebrews 1:14
the altar: Exodus 30:1-6, Exodus 37:25-29, Exodus 40:26, Exodus 40:27, Leviticus 16:13, Revelation 8:3, Revelation 8:4, Revelation 9:13
Reciprocal: Numbers 12:6 - in a vision Judges 6:12 - the angel Matthew 14:26 - they were Matthew 21:25 - baptism Luke 2:9 - lo
Cross-References
Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.
And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."
Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.
neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil.
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord,.... Gabriel, as seem's manifest from Luke 1:19 the same angel that had appeared to Daniel, about the time of the evening oblation, near five hundred years before, and gave him an account of the time of the Messiah's coming, Daniel 9:21. The Jews sometimes speak of divine and wonderful appearances to their priests, at such times, and in such places:
"it is a tradition that R. Ishmael ben Elishah should say, one time I went in, להקטיר קטרת, "to burn incense": and I saw Actariel (one of the names of God with them) the Lord, the Lord of hosts, who was sitting on a throne, high and lifted up. m''
And so they say of Simeon the just, that there was always an appearance when he went into the holy of holies; it is related thus n:
"Simeon the just, ministered unto Israel in the high priesthood, forty years; and in the last year, he said to them, I shall die this year: they said to him, from whence dost thou know it? He replied to them, every year that I have entered into the holy of holies, there was, זקן אחד, "one old man" clothed in white, and veiled in white, that went in with me, and came out with me; and this year he went in with me, but did not come out with me.''
And according to Josephus o, the high priest Hyrcanus received an oracle, or answer from God, as he was offering incense; so that the Jews ought not to discredit such an appearance to Zacharias:
standing on the right side of the altar of incense; of which, see
Exodus 30:1 the situation of it, according to the Jews, was this p:
"the table (of showbread) was in the north, two cubits and a half distant from the wall; and the candlestick was in the south, two cubits and a half distant from the wall; and the altar (of incense) was in the middle, and stood between them.''
And to
"this agrees the account of Maimonides q, who says, the candlestick was on the south, on the left hand, as you go in; and the table of shewbread on the right hand, and both of them on the side of the holy of holies without; and the altar of incense was between them both without.''
So that it was on the north side that the angel stood.
m T. Bab. Berncot, fol. 7. 1. n T. Hieros. Yoma, fol. 42. 3. o De Bello Jud. l. 13. c. 18. p T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 33. 2. q Hilch. Beth Habbechira, c. 1. sect. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
An angel - An “angel” is a messenger sent from God. See the notes at Matthew 1:20. It had now been about 400 years since the time of “Malachi,” and since there had been any divine revelation. During that time the nation was looking for the Messiah, but still with nothing more than the ancient prophecies to direct them. Now that he was about to appear, God sent his messenger to announce his coming, to encourage the hearts of his people, and to prepare them to receive him.
On the right side ... - The altar of incense stood close by the veil which divided the holy place from the most holy. On the north stood the table of showbread; on the south the golden candlestick. As Zechariah entered, therefore, with his face to the west, the angel would stand on the north, or near the table of showbread. That table was 18 inches square and 3 feet high. The top, as well as the sides and horns, was overlaid with pure gold, and it was finished around the upper surface with a crown or border of gold. Just below this border, four golden rings were attached to each side of the altar, one near each corner. The staves or rods for bearing the altar passed through these rings, and were made of the same wood with the altar itself, and richly overlaid with the same precious metal. Upon this altar incense was burned every morning and every evening, so that it was literally perpetual, Exodus 30:8. Neither burnt-sacrifice, nor meat-offering, nor drink-offering was permitted upon this altar; nor was it ever stained with blood except once annually, when the priest made atonement, Leviticus 16:18-19.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 1:11. There appeared - an angel of the Lord — There had been neither prophecy nor angelic ministry vouchsafed to this people for about 400 years. But now, as the Sun of righteousness is about to arise upon them, the day-spring from on high visits them, that they may be prepared for that kingdom of God which was at hand. Every circumstance here is worthy of remark:
1. That an angel should now appear, as such a favour had not been granted for 400 years.
2. The person to whom this angel was sent-one of the priests. The sacerdotal office itself pointed out the Son of God till he came: by him it was to be completed, and in him it was to be eternally established: - Thou art a priest for ever, Psalms 110:4.
3. The place in which the angel appeared - Jerusalem; out of which the word of the Lord should go forth, Isaiah 2:3, and not at Hebron, in the hill country of Judea, where Zacharias lived, Luke 1:39, which was the ordinary residence of the priests, Joshua 21:11, where there could have been few witnesses of this interposition of God, and the effects produced by it.
4. The place where he was when the angel appeared to him - in the temple, which was the place where God was to be sought; the place of his residence, and a type of the human nature of the blessed Jesus, John 2:21.
5. The time in which this was done - the solemn hour of public prayer. God has always promised to be present with those who call upon him. When the people and the priest go hand in hand, and heart with heart, to the house of God, the angel of his presence shall surely accompany them, and God shall appear among them.
6. The employment of Zacharias when the angel appeared - he was burning incense, one of the most sacred and mysterious functions of the Levitical priesthood, and which typified the intercession of Christ: confer Hebrews 7:25, with Hebrews 9:24.
7. The long continued and publicly known dumbness of the priest, who doubted the word thus miraculously sent to him from the Lord: a solemn intimation of what God would do to all those who would not believe in the Lord Jesus. Every mouth shall be stopped.
