Our Daily Scripture – 2/17/25 (Monday)

SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 9

JUDGMENT OF ISRAEL’S ENEMIES – AN ORACLE (vs. 1-8)

ISRAEL’S ENEMIES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT:

  1.  Tyre – The Lord will take away her possessions ands destroy her power on the sea and she will be consumed by fire. (v. 4)
  2.  Ashkelon will see it and fear and they will be deserted (v. 5a)
  3.  Gaza will writhe in agony and lose her king. (v. 5b)
  4.  Ekron’s hope will wither. (v. 5c)
  5.  Ashdod will be occupied by foreigners. (v. 6a)
  6.  Philistines’ pride will be cut off. (v. 6)

THE COMING OF ZION’S KING (vs. 9-13)

  1.  Daughter of Zion will rejoice with the coming righteous king. (v. 9a)
  2.  Daughter of Jerusalem will shout when the salvation king rode on a colt of a donkey. (v. 9b)
  3.  Chariots from Ephraim and war-horses from Jerusalem will be taken away. (v. 10a)
  4.  There will be peace to the nations extending from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth. (v. 10b)
  5.  Prisoners from the waterless pit will be freed. (v. 11)
  6.  Prisoners of hope will return to their fortress and be restored twice. (v. 12)
  7.  Judah’s bow will bend and fill it with Ephraim. (v. 13a)
  8.  The sons of Zion with warrior’s sword will be against the sons of Greece (v. 13b)

THE LORD WILL APPEAR (vs. 14-17)

SCENARIOS OF THE FIRST COMING OF CHRIST

  1.  The Lord will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. (v. 14)
  2.  He will sound the trumpet, march in the storms of the south and shield them. (v. 15a)
  3.  They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. (v. 15b)
  4.  They will drink and roar as with wine and be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar. (v. 15c)
  5.  The Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. (v. 16a)
  6.  They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. (v. 16b)
  7.  They will be attractive and beautiful. (v. 17a)
  8.  Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women. (v. 17b)

THOUGHTS:

In verse 9, it says that there was a righteous king with salvation riding in a donkey.  This was fulfilled when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem.   Verse 10 will be fulfilled when Jesus returns and set up His kingdom.  In the future, God will deliver His people and gather the scattered flock.  He will put jewels in crown and assemble a conquering army to have victory over evil.  At that time, all nations will submit to Christ and He will extend his rule over the whole earth.  Then every knee shall bow to Christ and every tongue will confess that He is the Lord. (Phil. 2:10-11)