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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John Chrysostom
AD 407
This man Zechariah came into the Holy of Holies, to the innermost sanctuary, upon which he alone of all men had the right to look. Consider how he was equal in importance to all the people. When he offered prayers for the whole people, when he was making the Master propitious to his servants, he was serving as a mediator between God and men. –.