Read: Zechariah 9-14
God declares war against the land of Aram. They exalted themselves against Him and oppressed the land of Israel with their idolatry. The ones who would escape death would humble themselves and worship God and become an adopted clan of Israel.
Israel was in exile living as slaves when Zechariah told them to rejoice because Jesus, their Messiah was coming. He would be riding on a donkey bringing peace to the nations. He would set prisoners free and bless them double. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies would protect them in battle. They will shine like jewels in a crown. Prosperity and joy will return to God’s people. It will be as if the Lord had never rejected them because He did hear their cries. They will pass safely through distress because God will hold back the flood waters. By God’s power, He will make his people strong and by God’s authority they will go wherever they wish.
I changed the tense from “would” to “will” because those promises were for them then and for us now. This is what God has promises to all who will turn to him in totally.
In Chapter 11, God came down heavily on the bad shepherds. Because they did not care for their sheep, God was going to turn them over to a shepherd who would not care for them. They had lost the favor of God.
But, then God gives them future hope. He will send his Spirit of grace and prayer on his people and they would come to salvation through Jesus. God would cleanse them from all their sins. Zechariah 14 gives us a play-by-play of the final days into the new millennium. It will be a day where God restores holiness to the earth!
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