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Selected Verse: Luke 1:8 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 1:8	King James	And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Before God - In the temple, where God dwelt by the symbols of His presence. The temple was regarded by the Jews as the "house" or dwelling of God; and in the "first" temple there was, in the most holy place, a "cloud" called the Shechinah, or a visible sign of the presence of God. It was thus "before God" that Zechariah offered incense.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Before God - In the temple, where God dwelt by the symbols of His presence. The temple was regarded by the Jews as the "house" or dwelling of God; and in the "first" temple there was, in the most holy place, a "cloud" called the Shechinah, or a visible sign of the presence of God. It was thus "before God" that Zechariah offered incense.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Before God - In the temple, where God used to manifest his presence, though long before this time he had forsaken it; yet, on this important occasion, the angel of his presence had visited it.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Before God - In the temple, where God used to manifest his presence, though long before this time he had forsaken it; yet, on this important occasion, the angel of his presence had visited it.

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