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Themes in Zechariah 12

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Themes in Zechariah 12

Zechariah 12:1 (show verse)

An Oracle

The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.

Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Sanctification
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together

Zechariah 12:2 (show verse)

“Look, I will make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering for the peoples who surround the city. The siege against Jerusalem will also involve Judah.

Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Wrath » Cup of

Zechariah 12:3 (show verse)

On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who try to lift it will injure themselves severely when all the nations of the earth gather against her.

Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together

On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah but strike all the horses of the nations with blindness.

Insanity » Sent as a judgment from God
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel

Zechariah 12:5 (show verse)

Then each of the leaders of Judah will think to himself: The residents of Jerusalem are my strength through the Lord of Hosts, their God.

Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel

Zechariah 12:6 (show verse)

On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and the left, while Jerusalem continues to be inhabited on its site, in Jerusalem.

Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel

Zechariah 12:7 (show verse)

The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of David’s house and the glory of Jerusalem’s residents may not be greater than that of Judah.

Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel

Zechariah 12:8 (show verse)

On that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord, before them.

Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A defence
God » Christ as » Defence of believers by
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
divine Protector » A defence

Zechariah 12:9 (show verse)

On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Sanctification
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy

Zechariah 12:10 (show verse)

“Then I will pour out a spirit

of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

Contrition » Promises to those who come in contrition
the First-born » Precious and valuable
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the contrite
Grace » The holy ghost is the spirit of
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Holy spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jews, the » Promises respecting » The pouring out of the spirit upon them
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Their humiliation for the rejection of Christ
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Names » Of the holy spirit » Spirit of grace
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with bitter herbs
Prayer » The holy ghost » Promised as a spirit of
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being pierced
Repentance » By the operation of the holy ghost
Returning to God » Promises to those who come in contrition
Spear » Plunged into jesus' side
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Upon young and old
Spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Spirit of grace

Zechariah 12:11 (show verse)

On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Hadadrimmon » A place in the valley of megiddon
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Megiddo » Prophecy concerning
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Megiddo

Zechariah 12:12 (show verse)

The land will mourn, every family by itself: the family of David’s house by itself and their women by themselves; the family of Nathan’s

house by itself and their women by themselves;

Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Mourning » Sexes separated in
Nathan » The prophet

Zechariah 12:13 (show verse)

the family of Levi’s house by itself and their women by themselves; the family of Shimei

by itself and their women by themselves;

Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Shimei » The ancestor of a family

Zechariah 12:14 (show verse)

all the remaining families, every family by itself, and their women by themselves.

Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Mourning » Sexes separated in