Savior And King - Lk. 1:69, 71

From yesterday's reading:

"He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David... Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us." Lk. 1:69, 71

I wonder what Zechariah's understanding was of who Jesus was. Here he seems to believe that Jesus would be a mighty warrior who would do battle to save them in a physical sense. This is what I would think he would think. Then, later in the chapter, he says, "You will tell people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins." This definitely moves the topic from the physical to the theological. If Zechariah understood that Jesus' purpose was to bring salvation through forgiveness sins, and he understood that Jesus was the Messiah, would this not also be the general thinking about what the coming Messiah's purpose be to the Jews at large? Why would they not accept him? Was it his claim to be God? I would love to understand how the Jews believe they will EVER be able to recognize the Messiah!

God, thank you for sending your Holy Spirit, because I know that is ONLY by his guidance that I have been able to find you.

Today's reading: Gen. 1, 2; Lk. 1