The Eschatological Vision -YHWH Will Establish and Defend Jerusalem and Judah, and It Will Produce a Fountain For Sin and Uncleanness - And Then Will Come The End When God Will Triumph (12-14) ANALYSIS OF THE FOURTH SECTION. A prominent feature of this final section (Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 14... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF YHWH (ZECHARIAH 12:1 A). Zechariah 12:1 ‘The burden of the word of YHWH concerning Israel.' Compare for this idea Zechariah 9:1; Malachi 1:1. It is interesting that the proclamation of what YHWH will do is described as ‘concerning _Israel_ '. Yet the detail following is... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INITIAL FUTURE OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 12:1) Zechariah 12:1 ‘Thus says YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.' These words stress the greatness and wonder of what is to happen. It is the great Creator Who is about to ac... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE DWELLERS IN JERUSALEM, THE SERVANT PIERCED, THE SPIRIT POURED OUT, THE SUPERSEDING OF PROPHECY, THE FIRES OF REFINEMENT (ZECHARIAH 12:1 TO ZECHARIAH 13:9). Zechariah's experiences as previously described have brought home to him that the present time is not g... [ Continue Reading ]
THE POURING OUT OF THE SPIRIT AND THE REPENTANCE BROUGHT ABOUT BY CONSIDERING THE PIERCED ONE (ZECHARIAH 12:10 TO ZECHARIAH 13:1). Zechariah 12:10 ‘And I will pour on the house of David and on the dwellers in Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of supplication, and they will look to me whom they hav... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TRUE AND THE FALSE PROPHETS (ZECHARIAH 12:10 - ZECHARIAH 13:9). The way in which all this will take effect is now clearly laid out. A contrast is made between: · The piercing (rejection) of the True Prophet Who is coming when the Spirit is poured out, which will result in repentance and a foun... [ Continue Reading ]