While he was ministering in the temple to the Lord, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and told him that he and Elizabeth had been chosen by God to have a son who would be the forerunner of the Messiah (verse 17). Zechariah, as part of his priestly duties in the temple, was chosen to enter the Holy Place to burn incense before the Lord (verse 8). The daily exercise consisted of a priest (selected by the casting of “lots”) taking burning coals from the brazen altar of sacrifice out in the temple court, taking the coals to the altar of incense, and depositing the incense upon coals (Exodus 30:7-8). As he served in God’s presence, 9 he was chosen by priestly custom to go into the Lord’s temple to burn incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (Luke 1:9-11) One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. When the time of the offering of the incense came, the assembled worshipers were outside praying. He [Zechariah] was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the LORD’s sanctuary to burn incense. 1:8 Now 12 while Zechariah 13 was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 14 1:9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, 15 to enter 16 the holy place 17 of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. This passage states that Zacharias was a priests of the Abijah division and he was in the temple burning incense. 8 Zechariah was on duty with his division of priests. In Luke 1, as Zechariah is in the temple at the altar of incense, we read: And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Then in verses 10-17 we are told that an angel visited … … 8 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. You might think that since Zechariah was a priest and since he was burning incense in the temple, he would be glad to see an angel. And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying. 11 Then, to the right of the incense altar, an angel of the Lord appeared to him. Luke 1:8-11 ESV Read More. 10 And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.… As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. Then one day, as Zechariah is serving at the temple, standing in the holiest of holy sanctuaries, burning more incense and saying the prayers, an angel appears all at once to the right of the altar. (Luke 1:11, ESV) Why Zechariah and Elizabeth must have asked themselves the same thing. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 10 All the people were praying outside while he was burning incense. 8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. It served as a place for the daily burning of incense, both morning and evening. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Luke 1:5-50 - NIV: In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

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