These parents of John the Baptist prayed for this special son who prepared the way for Jesus.
Elizabeth and Zechariah
Zechariah was a priest. His wife was named Elizabeth. They were older people and
they had no children.
Once, Zechariah was chosen to go into the church temple of God and burn incense.
When he did this, all the people were praying outside.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to him. When Zechariah saw him, he was
scared and fearful. (Make a sound like you are scared or afraid) But the angel told him not
to be afraid. We don’t have to be afraid of God. He loves us and wants the best for us!
The angel told Zechariah that his prayers had been answered. He and Elizabeth
would have a child and name him John. John would later help many people come back to
God.
Zechariah was so confused. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He asked the
angel how this could be since they were so old. The angel, who said his name was Gabriel,
became offended at what Zechariah said. He told him that he would not be able to speak
until the baby was born.
Sure enough, when Zechariah came out of the temple, he could not speak. (Close
your mouth and act like you cannot talk) The people knew that something special had
happened to him.
Shortly after this, Elizabeth became pregnant. She was so thankful for the baby. All
during this time, Zechariah could not speak. Can you imagine how it must have felt—not to
be able to talk for a long time!
During this time Zechariah had to be patient. He knew that He could trust God to
keep His promise to make him talk again. He knew that when God promises something, it
happens. He did not have to worry or be afraid. He knew that he had to wait patiently.
When John was born, the women that helped deliver the baby wanted to name the
baby Zechariah, Jr. after his father. Elizabeth spoke up saying that they wanted to name him
John. The people objected because they had no relatives with that name. Then they made
signs to let Zechariah tell them what the name should be. To their surprise, he wrote down
the name John. Immediately, Zechariah could speak again. Everyone was filled with joy
and excitement! (Hurray!—blow party horns etc.)
SOURCE:
http://www.missionarlington.org/d/LOC-04-50-Elizabeth.pdf
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/english/A%20Man%20Sent%20From%20God%20English.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiyQC7fVfE
Elizabeth and Zechariah
Zechariah was a priest. His wife was named Elizabeth. They were older people and
they had no children.
Once, Zechariah was chosen to go into the church temple of God and burn incense.
When he did this, all the people were praying outside.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to him. When Zechariah saw him, he was
scared and fearful. (Make a sound like you are scared or afraid) But the angel told him not
to be afraid. We don’t have to be afraid of God. He loves us and wants the best for us!
The angel told Zechariah that his prayers had been answered. He and Elizabeth
would have a child and name him John. John would later help many people come back to
God.
Zechariah was so confused. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He asked the
angel how this could be since they were so old. The angel, who said his name was Gabriel,
became offended at what Zechariah said. He told him that he would not be able to speak
until the baby was born.
Sure enough, when Zechariah came out of the temple, he could not speak. (Close
your mouth and act like you cannot talk) The people knew that something special had
happened to him.
Shortly after this, Elizabeth became pregnant. She was so thankful for the baby. All
during this time, Zechariah could not speak. Can you imagine how it must have felt—not to
be able to talk for a long time!
During this time Zechariah had to be patient. He knew that He could trust God to
keep His promise to make him talk again. He knew that when God promises something, it
happens. He did not have to worry or be afraid. He knew that he had to wait patiently.
When John was born, the women that helped deliver the baby wanted to name the
baby Zechariah, Jr. after his father. Elizabeth spoke up saying that they wanted to name him
John. The people objected because they had no relatives with that name. Then they made
signs to let Zechariah tell them what the name should be. To their surprise, he wrote down
the name John. Immediately, Zechariah could speak again. Everyone was filled with joy
and excitement! (Hurray!—blow party horns etc.)
SOURCE:
http://www.missionarlington.org/d/LOC-04-50-Elizabeth.pdf
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/english/A%20Man%20Sent%20From%20God%20English.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiyQC7fVfE