The Complete Story of the Birth of John the Baptist | Fall Asleep To

A complete narrative account of the birth of John the Baptist, told from the closing days of Herod the Great's Judea to the eve of John's emergence from the wilderness. This script traces every figure, every turning point, and every mystery in the story: the world that waited for him, the old priest Zechariah and his barren wife Elizabeth in the hill country, the appearance of the angel Gabriel beside the altar of incense, the sealing of the priest's tongue, the visitation of Mary, the leap of the unborn child, the Magnificat, the birth itself, the dispute over the naming, the loosing of the father's voice in the prophecy of the Benedictus, and the long hidden years in the deserts of Judea before the day of his showing unto Israel. ✝️ References and Sources Drawn primarily from the Gospel of Luke, chapter one, verses five through eighty, with supporting context from the Gospel of Matthew, the prophecy of Malachi chapter four, the prophet Isaiah chapter forty, the First Book of Chronicles chapter twenty-four on the priestly divisions, the Book of Daniel on the angel Gabriel, the Books of Genesis, First Samuel, and Judges on the line of barren mothers, the writings of Flavius Josephus on Herod the Great and the Second Temple, the Mishnah tractate Tamid on the daily order of temple service, traditions preserved in the Protoevangelium of James regarding Elizabeth's flight and Zechariah's martyrdom, the Dead Sea Scrolls and accounts of the Essene community at Qumran, and standard reference works on the geography and history of first century Judea. 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 In the Days of Herod the King 37:51 An Old Priest and His Barren Wife 01:06:25 The Lot Fell on Him 01:34:06 He Came Out Unable to Speak 02:03:53 A Young Woman from Nazareth 02:39:53 The Child Was Born, 03:09:03 Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel