Bible Backgrounds for The Promise movie
Elizabeth
By Glorious Films
Elizabeth was a woman of powerful personality and deep faith. She loved the Lord and followed His commandments.
But one thing broke her heart - she could not have children and was past her childbearing years. But despite her age, the Lord gave her a miracle child, and that's only the half of it - the child was a great prophet who prepared people for the coming of the Messiah.
Little did she know that that Messiah was being carried by her cousin, Mary. When the two pregnant women met, Elizabeth's son, John (who would become John the Baptist) leaped in her womb, his first act of proclaiming that Mary's Son Jesus was the Savior of the world. Elizabeth exclaimed in delight to Mary “you are the mother of my Lord!” Luke 1:5-24, 39-45, 57-80.
Zechariah
By Glorious Films
When Zechariah the priest was chosen by lot to perform the once-in-a-lifetime job of offering the burned incense in the temple, an angel appeared and announced that his prayers had been answered - he would have a son who would be the forerunner of the Messiah!
Unfortunately, Zechariah doubted God and was unable to speak until his son's birth, but this gave The Promise animators lots of opportunity to show the difficulties — and humor — of nine months of speechlessness on a man!
When Zechariah’s tongue is 
finally loosed in The Promise, this fun-loving priest explodes in a song of prophecy and praise that is one of the movie’s most memorable moments. So powerful were his words in Scripture, that a version of Zechariah’s song, the Benedictus, is still sung by the church today.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold – Luke 1:5-25
The Birth of John the Baptist – Luke 1:57-66
Zechariah’s Song – Luke 1:67-80
