Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

illus he disnppcared. llcanrr*hile, the people will~out; in the
te~nple -\vcrc expecting Zachary, and wo~~dered nt his loxlg
tlclny. When he at length appeared, be coultl not speak to
them, except by ~igns ; nncl the people knew tl~nt he Iind seen
it vision' in the tcml)le. Aftcr the days of his rninist14y werc
6wcomplisl~ed, Zachttry departed to his own llouse.
QUESTIONS.
1. At tho time w11e11 Herod was king in Jndea, who lived in a.
etnall city in the hill countrj*? llrl~nl; was hie wife called l 110~
did tlley both walk before the Lortl? \Vll;bt was the cause of great
nmiction to them? 2. \Trhnt did thcy nften pray? f hy did their
prayer seem to remain unmfiwercd? JVho appeared to Zachary in
thc temple P S. Ti'hnt did the angel say to Zacl~ary ? 4. What did
Zachary say to tlle atigel? What dill thc nt~gel reply? 5. At what
did tl~e people without wonder? What did they know whenzachary
could not speak to them exccpt by signs?
CHAPTER 11.
Ai~~ztcrrciniio~z of the llirl/t of Christ;
Behold, a virgin gllall conceive, z~~itld bear a son, and lIin name shall
be called Emmanucl, God-with-ue.-Is. 7, G.
* IX months later, t.he angel Gnbricl was smt hnm God (.v
5 a virgin liviq in u city of Gdilee called ISu:~rell~
The virgin's ri:Lme was Mary, and he was cspouscd to nlnan
citlled Jaseph, and they both bclo~~gcd to the house tlf D:~vid.
2. The angel being come in said to her: " Rdl, full of
grace, the Lord is with Bce ; blessccl art thou nlnong
women." fifary, l~earing these words was disturbed and
troubled, thinking what this strange salutation~rneaal. But
the angel spokc agni 11 : '' Fe:~r not, Mary, for thou llnst found
grace with God. Bcl~old, tl~on shalt conceive in thy ~rromL,
and bring fort11 a son, and tl~ou sh:~lt call his nawc Jesus.
'A supernatural sight 'Greeting.