' 13 as well as Lord answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. fourteen And so the angel who talked with me said to me, 'Cry out, Hence suggests the Lord of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. fifteen And that i am exceedingly offended Along with the nations which might be at ease; for while I had been angry but a bit, they furthered the disaster. 16 as a result, thus says the Lord, I've returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my dwelling shall be inbuilt it, declares the Lord of hosts, along with the measuring line shall be stretched out above Jerusalem. seventeen Cry out again, Consequently claims the Lord of hosts: My metropolitan areas shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again ease and comfort Zion and once more decide on Jerusalem.'"
b. I'm zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with fantastic zeal: The Angel in the LORD showed His coronary heart of compassion for Israel and Jerusalem. God relented and authorized Israel back again following 70 years of exile, still the effects of exile had been continue to painfully apparent.
13 And as lyou have been a byword of cursing Amongst the nations, O residence of Judah and home of Israel, mso will I help you save you, and nyou shall be considered a blessing.
A calendar year later he permitted the individuals of Judah to return for their homeland and rebuild the temple. Cyrus and his son Cambyses extended the Persian Empire till it stretched from Egypt and Lydia on the borders of India.
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iii. Zechariah’s phrases remind us of James 4:eight: attract in close proximity to to God and He'll attract near to you personally. God promises to run to fulfill us when we return to Him. We are also reminded that if we're significantly from God, He hasn’t distanced Himself from us, We've distanced ourselves from Him. An aged pair drove in the future within their automobile having a front bench seat.
twelve iFor there shall be described as a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the bottom shall give its make, jand the heavens shall give their dew. kAnd I will result in the remnant of the people today to possess all this stuff.
And now the Jews have A different opportunity to pay attention. God sends them a fresh prophet: Zechariah. This prophet has colourful visions—messages of ease and comfort and hope to your Jews.
nine:one The stress in the word in the LORD within the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be The remainder thereof: once the eyes of male, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be towards the LORD. nine:2 And Hamath also shall border thus; Tyrus, and Zidon, even though or not it's extremely wise. 9:3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver because the dust, and fantastic gold as the mire in the streets. 9:4 Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and He'll smite her electric power in The ocean; and she or he shall be devoured with hearth. 9:five Ashkelon shall see it, and dread; Gaza also shall see it, and be incredibly sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. nine:six And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I'll Slice from the delight of your Philistines. nine:seven And I will choose away his blood outside of his mouth, and his abominations from concerning his enamel: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be like a governor in Judah, and Ekron being a Jebusite. nine:8 And I will encamp about mine property because of the Military, thanks to him that passeth by, and since of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall go through them anymore: for now have I viewed with mine eyes. nine:nine Rejoice enormously, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and getting salvation; lowly, and riding on an ass, and upon a colt the foal of the ass.
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13 And as lyou happen to be a byword of cursing Among the many nations, O home of Judah and home of Israel, mso will I help you save you, and nyou shall become a blessing.
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Jewish sovereignty had not been restored. A moral reformation from the people today had not occurred. Jerusalem was still only partially rebuilt and had no significance Among the many bordering nations. underneath the circumstances, Lots of people concluded that theirs was a “working day of tiny items” (4:10) in which God was absent from his men and women. several viewed faithful obedience as ineffective. It seemed to make much more sense to fail to remember God and to pursue the best lifestyle doable.