Zechariah 12:1-9

 

Zechariah 12:1-9

The Salvation of Jerusalem

Zec 12:1  The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 

Zec 12:2  Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 

Zec 12:3  And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 

Zec 12:4  In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 

Zec 12:5  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 

Zec 12:6  In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. 

Zec 12:7  The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 

Zec 12:8  In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. 

Zec 12:9  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 

         1.     God Who is The Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and End, Speaks to Reveal His Will – vs. 1

a.      God has a message for Israel - Ezekiel 39:25-29 

b.     God is the Creator of Heaven - Genesis 1:1 

c.      God is the Creator of the Earth - Isaiah 48:12-13 

d.     The God of Heaven and Earth is the one who made Man

                                               i.     Deuteronomy 4:32 

         2.     Jerusalem Will Be Besieged Again – vs. 2

a.      The siege will be made by a global confederacy

                                               i.     Ezekiel 38:14-15 

b.     The global confederacy will be confounded in their efforts

                                               i.     Isaiah 51:17-23 

        3.     Jerusalem Will be Victorious – vs. 3

a.      Instead of like the last time, this time Jerusalem will be the clear winner. Because God enables them to crush their enemies

                                               i.     Ezekiel 39:4-6 

 

b.     This time Jerusalem will eviscerate their enemies

                                               i.     Zechariah 14:12 

c.      This time instead of Rome being the major protagonist, all the peoples of the earth will participate in this attack.

                                               i.     Revelation 16:12-16 

         4.     God Will Defend Jerusalem – vs. 4

a.      God will confuse the attacker’s weapons of war

                                               i.     Ezekiel 39:1-3 

b.     God will strike the enemy soldiers with madness

                                               i.     Zechariah 14:13 

c.      God will be watching over Jerusalem

d.     God will blind the weapons of the attackers

         5.     Jerusalem Will Believe in God in Their Hearts Once Again – vs. 5

a.      Again, unlike the latter siege of Jerusalem, this time there will be a unity among the Jews and an internal heartfelt faith in the salvation of God.

                                               i.     Romans 11:26-27 

         6.     Jerusalem Will Be Able to Go on the Offensive – vs. 6

a.      Jerusalem will not only be able to defend her own borders but be able to beat back her enemies with permanence.

                                               i.     Ezekiel 39:9-10 

b.     Jerusalem will again be inhabited with God’s people in the actual historical location.

                                               i.     Zechariah 1:17 

         7.     Jerusalem Will Be Able to Defend Her Borders – vs 7

a.      Unlike most of Jewish history, the Jews will finally be able to drive out their enemies. Even in the further outreaches of their settlements.

                                               i.     Zechariah 4:6 

         8.     The Logos Will Defend Jerusalem – vs. 8

a.      God will defend Jerusalem

                                               i.     Isaiah 37:35-36 

b.     The feeblest among them will be enabled to fight like the mighty warrior David

                                               i.     1 Samuel 18:7 

c.      A descendant of David will be like God

                                               i.     Romans 1:3-4 

d.     That descendant is also the Logos (or the Angel of the Lord) and is Jesus who is also God and the true defender of His people

                                               i.     Zechariah 6:12-15 

         9.     God Will Destroy All of Jerusalem’s Attackers – vs. 9

a.      Isaiah 54:17