Luke 1:5 This Herod was called Herod the Great and is the same Herod who murdered the boys in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16). Luke 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were both righteous before God, suggesting that, like Abraham, they believed in God (Gen 15:6) because “the righteous shall live by their faith” (Hab 2:4). In addition, they followed the laws and commandments …
