“In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD.”—Zechariah 14:20.
There are many days already past which we might well have wished to see. Who would not have rejoiced to have beheld the day when God smote Rabab and broke the dragon in the deep waters, when Miriam took [...]
“It shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light.”—Zechariah 14:7.
I shall not stay to notice the particular occasion upon which these words were uttered, or to discover the time to which they more especially refer; I shall rather take the sentence as a rule of the kingdom, as one of the [...]
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“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear nor
dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor
night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.”-
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“In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.”—Zechariah 13:1.
We do not grudge to the seed of Israel after the flesh the first application of this very precious promise. There will be a day when those who have so [...]
“And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; all the [...]
Introduction
These are the last days of Israel’s history as they are being regathered. They established their nation under a grant given to them by the United Nations providing international protection. Although the nation as a whole is still in a state of unbelief, they are being prepared for the day of their salvation, when they [...]
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Introduction
There’s a wonderful day coming for Israel. Zechariah identifies it as a day of spiritual cleansing. He says, “In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness” (Zech. 13:1).
A. The Patience of the Redeemer
Isaiah 5 tells us why Israel [...]
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Introduction
The twelfth chapter of Zechariah presents the familiar theme of Israel’s final deliverance and salvation. Zechariah has been predicting it throughout and now gives a description of its coming to pass.
Today it is relatively easy to imagine Israel as the focal point of the world. I imagine if we had been living a hundred years [...]
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Introduction
The book of Zechariah is of tremendous prophetic importance in viewing history from the time of Zechariah to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. One of the most significant prophetic events is the rise of an individual commonly known as the Antichrist. Although that it is not specifically his title in the Old Testament, [...]
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Introduction
Zechariah 11 is a very sad chapter. It stands out in stark comparison to chapters 9 and 10. It pictures the Messiah (whom we know to be Jesus Christ) as a Shepherd. That’s a familiar concept to us because the Old Testament talks about God as a shepherd. In Psalm 23:1 David says, “The Lord [...]
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Introduction
Romans 11:1 asks a question that theologians and students of the Bible still discuss today: “Hath God cast away his people?” Paul answered it succinctly in the next verse: “God hath not cast away his people whom he foreknew.” Romans 11 deals with the fulfillment of God’s promises to Israel and declares His faithfulness in [...]
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Introduction
A. The Results of the King’s Return
People often ask, “What’s wrong with the world? Why are there such things as injustice, turmoil, conflict, disease, pain, tragedy, and chaos?” The answer is simple: the King is absent. As the Messiah of Israel, He came once and promised to right the world. Although He was rejected as [...]
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As Christians we believe that Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel and Savior of the world, is going to return to earth to establish the Kingdom promised to Israel and all those who have trusted in Him. We anticipate the reversing of the Adamic curse and the recreating of the earth to become as He [...]
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“And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of Hosts: I will go also.” Zechariah 8:21.
This prophecy may relate to the Jews, literally, and it is referred to by their learned doctors as to the days of the [...]
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast
of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall
be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore
love the truth and peace.”–Zechariah 8:19
My time for discourse upon this subject will be [...]
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“He shall build the temple of the Lord, and he shall bear the glory.” – Zechariah 6:13.
“There’s music in all things, if men had ears;
This world is but the echo of the spheres.”
Heaven sings evermore. Before the throne of God, angels and redeemed saints extol his name. And this world is singing too; sometimes with [...]
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Zech. 4:10 – “For who hath despised the Day of small things?”
Men, brethren, and fathers, at sundry times and in diverse manners, God spake to the fathers by the prophets, before he spoke to us in these last days by his Son. And as God is a sovereign agent, and his sacred Spirit bloweth when [...]
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“For who hath despised the day of small things?”—Zechariah 4:10.
Zechariah was engaged in the building of the temple. When its foundations were laid, it struck everybody as being a very small edifice compared with the former glorious structure of Solomon. The friends of the enterprise lamented that it should be so small; the foes of [...]
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“And he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shouting, crying, grace, grace!”—Zachariah 4:7
The mercy of God is that attribute which we, the fallen, sinful race of Adam, stand in greatest need of, and God has been pleased, according to our needs, more gloriously to manifest this attribute than any other. The wonders of divine [...]
God’s first and greatest object is his own glory. There was a time, before all time, when there was no day but the Ancient of days, when God dwelt alone in the magnificence of his sublime solitude. Whether he should create, or not create was a question depending upon the answer to another question—Would it [...]
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