Luke 1:9 (DBY)

Passage

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

Luke 1:8 And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

Luke 1:9 it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

Luke 1:10 And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

Luke 1:11 And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fell", "custom", "priesthood", "enter", "temple", "lord", "burn", and "incense". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fell" and "custom", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And it came to pass as he..." into verse 10's "And all the multitude of the people...", so "fell" and "custom" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fell" and "custom" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.