Luke 1
Main Theme
God fulfills His promises.
Gospel Connection
After over 400 years of silence, God announced the birth of a prophet and the birth of The King, who would be The Savior. The joy of these births points to the agony of the cross where Jesus would bear the punishment of God for the sins of every person who places their faith in Jesus. Jesus descended from Heaven to Earth to die in place of sinners, bear God’s punishment for sin, and defeat our enemies of sin, death, and Satan through his resurrection, just as God promised long ago.
Whole Bible Connection
From Genesis 3:15 on, the Bible's storyline builds up to the moment of Jesus’ birth. As Luke begins his detailed account of Jesus' life, he records the excitement of God fulfilling the promises of the Old Testament to send the Savior who would make atonement for sin.
Outline
- Purpose of Book (verses 1-4)
- Key Verse - that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught (v.4)
- Promise of a Prophet (verses 5-25)
- Key Verse - and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared. (v.17)
- Promise of The King (verses 26-38)
- Key Verses - He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and eh will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. (vv.32-33)
- Praise for God’s Faithfulness to His Promises (verses 39-80)
- Key Verses - Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old (vv.68-70)