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Mary Counts the Cost
The news would be a boon to Zechariah, but would cost Mary dearly. The contrast between the Zechariah story and Mary’s is unmistakable. While they have enough in common to make it so, Luke ensures that we see the contrast by setting the stories next to each other. Incomparable John would be the greatest man to ever live. But that is only so because Jesus is incomparable. Jesus is unique. The Son of God, the eternal second Person of the…