What did John the Baptist do inside Elizabeth's womb
when Mary's voice was heard?
“When the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears,
the baby leaped for joy in my womb” (Luke
1:44).
Who entered Mary's womb during her “three months”
(Luke 1:56) at Elizabeth's house?
Jesus.
How do you think John reacted?
Elizabeth probably carried a bouncy baby in her womb during those three months.
Can someone not alive feel “joy” (Luke
1:44)?
What does that say about abortion?
How long after Mary left her did Elizabeth “give
birth” (Luke 1:57) to John the Baptist?
Since Mary came to her house during the sixth month of Elizabeth's
pregnancy and stayed “about three months”
(Luke 1:56), it was pretty soon after Mary left.
What “great mercy to” (Luke 1:58)
Elizabeth from the Lord were they
rejoicing over?
Granting an “impossible” (Luke 1:37) pregnancy and baby to a postmenopausal woman.
Why did they come to circumcise the child “on the eighth day” (Luke 1:59)?
See
Circumcision of Jesus.
Why were they trying to “name” (Luke 1:59) the
child?
Jewish boys weren't named until their circumcision.
Who were they to try to name someone else's child?
The “they” (Luke 1:59) included
“relatives” (Luke 1:58), as well as neighbors.
Why were they trying to name him after “his father, Zacharias” (Luke 1:59)?
Jewish boys were typically named after a close male relative. Since
Zacharias had become mute and was such an old father, they may have
thought he would appreciate his son carrying on his name.
Why did Elizabeth declare, “He shall be called John” (Luke 1:60)?
Either Zacharias wrote down for her that he had been instructed,
“You shall call his name John” (Luke
1:13), or the Holy Spirit who “filled” (Luke
1:41) her had instructed her directly.
Why were they “motioning” (Luke 1:62) to Zacharias
instead of just asking him?
Zacharias became mute nine months prior (see
Angel Gabriel), and since muteness is often associated with
deafness, they may have assumed he couldn't hear either.