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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Zechariah 8:1-8
Zechariah
8:1-8
Jerusalem
Shall Be Called a City of Truth
Zec
8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Zec
8:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Zec
8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the
mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
Zec
8:4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for
very age.
Zec
8:5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing
in the streets thereof.
Zec
8:6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the
remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine
eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
Zec
8:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the
east country, and from the west country;
Zec
8:8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and
in righteousness.
1.
The
Word of the Lord of Hosts Comes to Zachariah – vs. 1
a.
The
Word, who is the Logos, comes in representation of the Lord of Hosts or the
Lord of the Armies. Still speaking with the intensity we saw in chapter 7, This
passage in a continuation of what was said in the previous chapter and a
message to the Jewish people. Although God is pronouncing judgment on His
people there is always mixed in with the warning a pronouncement of unfailing
love.
2.
God
Always Jealously loves His People – vs. 2
a.
In
this verse God calls His people Zion which would encompass all His people Jew
and Gentile alike
i. God loves the Jews
1. Zechariah 1:14
ii. God loves the Gentiles as well
1. Ephesians 2:11-13
iii. God loves Jerusalem
1. Psalm 48:2
3.
God
Longs to Bring His People to a Safe Place – vs. 3a*
a.
Although
Jerusalem did yet again experience God’s wrath in 70 A.D., because of their
rejection of their Messiah, God assures them that He will never give up on them.
i. God made a promise to David, that
His throne would be established for all eternity. The one True King will
someday fulfill this:
1. 2 Samuel 7:16-17
2. Psalm 89:34-37
ii. The King’s reign will be global in
scope
1. Psalm 72:8
iii. The King will bring an end to war
1. Isaiah 2:1-4
iv. The King will be worshipped by all
the nations
1. Zechariah 14:16-17
v. The King will bind Satan for 1000
years
1. Revelation 20:1-4
b.
The
King’s reign will establish a permanent place of safety
i. A safe place is a place of Truth –
vs. 3b*
1. John 8:32
ii. A safe place is a place where the
old can flourish in their twilight years – vs. 4*
1. Isaiah 65:20
iii. A safe place is where children can
play in peace – vs. 5*
1. Isaiah 11:1-9
4.
God
Saves a Remnant of His People for Himself – vs. 6*
a.
All
people should glory in God’s restoration of the Jews to their promise land
i. Romans 11:25-29
b.
God
gives salvation to all that call upon Him
i. Joel 2:32
5.
God
Regathers His People Who Were Lost – vs. 7*
a.
When
Queen Victoria asked her Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, for irrefutable
proof of the existence of God, he replied simply: “The Jew.”
i. Amos 9:13-15
6.
God
Wants to Be Worshiped by His People – vs. 8*
a. Jeremiah 31:31-34
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