He was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense — the lot (lagchanō) is the way the priestly community discerned God's appointment for the incense offering. The incense offering was performed twice daily in the Holy Place, the room before the Holy of Holies. Being chosen for the incense offering was a high honor that came to each priest at most once in a lifetime. The lot that falls to Zechariah is the appointed moment for the angelic announcement.

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