Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth - HER NAME MEANS
“God Is My Oath”
| HER CHARACTER: | A descendant of Aaron, Elizabeth was a woman the Bible calls “upright in the sight of God.” Like few others, male or female, she is praised for observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without blame. She is the first to acknowledge Jesus as Lord. |
| HER SORROW: | To be barren for most of her life. |
| HER JOY: | To give birth to John, later known as John the Baptist, the Messiah’s forerunner. His name, divinely assigned, means, “The Lord Is Gracious.” |
| KEY SCRIPTURE: | Luke 1:5 – 80 |
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