He Was Unable to Speak to Them
Luke 1:22
Excerpt
According to Tamid 7.2 priests coming out of the holy place were expected to pronounce a customary blessing, such as Num 6:24–26, upon the people.
Whether Luke’s readers would have known this is uncertain. Luke 1:62 implies that Zechariah also could not hear..
Stein, Robert H. Luke. Vol. 24. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1992. Print. The New American Commentary.
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