Zechariah 12
OGCCHAPTER XLI
IN THE FIRST DAY
The future glory of the restored nation of the Jews, predicted in chapter ten (see comments), was to be delayed in its accomplishment by their rejection of the Good Shepherd, the dissolving of the covenant between the nation and Jehovah, and the prolonged dispersion following the defeat of Bar Cocheba, the self-acclaimed Messiah in 135 A.D. Chapter s 12, 13, and 14 actually compose a single unit of thought which climaxes Zechariah’s prophecy in a blaze of apocalyptic eschatology, some of which is nearly impossible to understand clearly. The key to these final Chapter s is found in the phrase in the day which is repeated no less than sixteen times throughout the passage.
This unit of thought is expressed in regard to two days, which from Zechariah’s point of view remained in the future. The first day and its happenings comprise Zechariah 12:3 to Zechariah 13:7 and prefigures the Messianic age.
The final day of the Lord is described in the final chapter, Zechariah 14:1-21.
It will be helpful here to go back and read the comment on yom YHWH (the day of Jehovah) in the Introduction to Zechariah, Chapter XIX. We noted there four characteristics of that day: (1) the judgement of Israel, Judah and the nations of the pre-Christian world. (2) the deliverance and preservation of the remnant during and after the captivity. (3) the first coming of the Messiah and (4) the second coming of the Messiah and His final judgement of all men and nations.
To understand Zechariah’s in that day, we must be alert to all four elements.
The term first appears in Zechariah in chapter three, Zechariah 3:10. There it refers to the time when Jehovah will bring forth His Servant, The Branch. In that day, everyone will invite his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree. The intention is obviously to describe a time of peace and plenty. The significant aspect here is the sending of the Branch and the removal of the iniquity of the land in one day. (Zechariah 3:8-10)
As we saw in our study of that passage (see comment) in that day here referred to the coming of the living stone and true priest in whom God will remove the sins of His people and invite their neighbors to share the fruits of the Messianic Presence.
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.
Zechariah 12:1-2
THE BURDEN OF THE LORD. Zechariah 12:1-2
RV. The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him; Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.
LXX. The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel; saith the Lord, that stretches out the sky, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem as trembling door-posts to all the nations round about, and in Judea there shall be a siege against Jerusalem.
COMMENTS
The lengthy section (Chapter s 12, 13, 14) in which the term in* that day* is used repeatedly, is introduced as the burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Israel as we have seen, is in the minor prophets a term designating the covenant people. The time would come (Zechariah 11:10) when the relationship would be broken off with the Jewish race, but as Zechariah wrote this had not yet occurred. What he is about to write has to do with the fulfillment of God’s covenant purpose.
Jehovah is here referred to as the creator of the heavens, the earth, and the spirit of man. These are words calculated to remind the prophet’s readers that the purpose which is to be fulfilled is the eternal purpose in the mind of God before creation. It is the reason man was created. It is the reason the covenant was established and a covenant people developed. It is the purpose behind all God’s activity in history, both of the Jews and of the nations of the earth. This purpose is the reason God will bring to pass those things which Zechariah is about to describe.
The purpose is stated many times in many ways throughout the Bible, but never more succinctly than the Pauline statement of Ephesians 1:3-10. There the apostle informs us that, before the foundation of the earth. God chose in Christ to have a people holy and pure and adopted to Himself as children. That purpose and its accomplishment in Christ is the meaning of the entire Bible.
The days referred to by in that day in these Chapter s are two different periods. The first is addressed to Israel, the covenant people (Zechariah 12:1) and has to do with the first coming of the Messiah who will be looked upon as pierced (Zechariah 12:10).
The second period referred to by in that day is designated by Behold, a yom YHWH (day of Jehovah) cometh (Zechariah 14:1). It has to do with the final consummation and the second coming of the Messiah.
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.
Zechariah 12:3
IN THAT DAY (1). Zechariah 12:3
RV. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. LXX. And it shall come to pass in that day that I will make Jerusalem a trodden stone to all the nations: every one that tramples on it shall utterly mock at it, and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it,
COMMENTS
The first statement of what will happen in that day is made briefly in Zechariah 12:3. It introduces the time of Messiah’s first coming, and is addressed to Israel (Zechariah 12:1). Israel at the time of this writing could be none other than the faithful remnant among those Jews who had returned from exile.
In the time of Messiah’s first coming, Jerusalem will be made a burdensome stone for all the peoples. This statement sets the stage for the struggle described in the next three verses.
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.
Zechariah 12:4-6
IN THAT DAY (2) (3). Zechariah 12:4-6
RV. In that day, saith Jehovah, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their hearts, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in Jehovah of hosts their God. In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.
LXX. In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, I will smite every horse with amazement, and his rider with madness; but I will open mine eyes upon the house of Juda, and I will smite all the horses of the nations with blindness. And the captains of thousands of Juda shall say in their hearts, We shall find for ourselves the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the Lord Almighty their God. In that day I will make the captains of thousands of Juda as a firebrand among wood, and as a torch of fire in stubble; and they shall devour on the right hand and on the left all the nations round about; and Jerusalem shall dwell again by herself, even in Jerusalem.
COMMENTS
During the time of the Messiah the Jews would struggle with all nations. Jehovah will sustain them in the struggle and they shall yet again dwell in their own place. (see comment above on Zechariah 10:6)
Please note this is to be during the time of the Messiah,* i.e.* in the Messianic age.
IN THAT DAY (2). Zechariah 12:4-5
Historically, that form of attack against which the Jewish defense had proved least effective was a cavalry charge. It was this from which Jehovah had miraculously delivered them in the exodus. (cf. Exodus 15:19-21) God promises symbolically to protect the Jews in their weakness. He will open His eyes and watch over them.
At the same time He will smite the horse of the peoples with blindness. Those who seek to destroy the Jews will plunge blindly to their own destruction. We have seen a classic example of this in our day in Nazi Germany. The strength of the Jews over the centuries of the Christian era has been their regard for Jehovah worship, here symbolized by the name of Jerusalem, the center of monotheism.
IN THAT DAY (3). Zechariah 12:6-7
In the day of Judah’s restoration to her homeland, though small, she will consume the enemies that surround her. They of Jerusalem,* i.e.* the Jews who are true to the worship of Jerusalem, shall again dwell in their own place, even Jerusalem. It is interesting to note that in the establishment of the Jewish state at present, the Orthodox Jews are virtually all gathered in a self-imposed ghetto in the city of Jerusalem.
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.
Zechariah 12:8
IN THAT DAY (4). Zechariah 12:8
RV. In that day shall Jehovah 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 Jehovah before them. LXX. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and the weak one among them in that day shall be as David, and the house of David as the house of God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
COMMENTS
Ask any modern Israeli to explain
the fantastic success of his little country against impossible odds in the
four wars they have fought and he will reply, We know why we are fighting. Zechariah foresees the weakest of them as strong as David, inspired by the knowledge that God is on their side. (cp. Zechariah 12:5)
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.
Zechariah 12:9-14
IN THAT DAY (5) (6). Zechariah 12:9-14
RV. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first born. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart; all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. LX. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon me, because they have mocked me, and they shall make lamentation for him, as for a beloved friend, and they shall grieve intensely, as for a first-born son. In that day the lamentation in Jerusalem shall be very great, as the mourning for the pomegranate grove cut down in the plain. And the land shall lament in separate families, the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Symeon by itself, and their wives by themselves; all the families that are left, each family by itself, and their wives by themselves.
COMMENTS
IN THAT DAY (5). Zechariah 12:9
Jehovah Himself will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Since God does what He attempts to do, it will be a black day for anyone who attacks the city He defends. This is a significant verse, in as much as every attacker of Jerusalem to the present day has been successful in overthrowing it. If it means symbolically that God will defend His worshippers against the attacks of skepticism, as some have suggested, this has been done repeatedly in all ages. If, on the other hand, this verse describes the defense of Jerusalem literally in the days of the present restoration of the Jewish nation, one may rest assured that any nation will be defeated who attempts the overthrow of that city.
(Zechariah 12:10) It is this verse which fixes in that day in this section as the Messianic age. It would be difficult to imagine a clearer prediction of the detail of Christ’s crucifixion. As Halley points out, this description is in nowise applicable to any other known person.
IN THAT DAY (6). Zechariah 12:11-14
The apostle John sees in Jesus-’ death the fulfillment of this verse. (cp. John 19:34-37) John also recalls this verse in connection with the second coming. (cp. Revelation 1:7)
Some have seen in the mourning for Him Whom they have pierce a prediction that the Jews will be converted to Christ, This cannot, of course, be ruled out. Paul speaks of the possibility that the Jews who rejected Jesus may be grafted into God’s true Israel. This, however, is definitely conditioned upon … if they continue not in their unbelief. (Romans 11:17-24)
In view of the nature of conversion, which is always an individual experience, it seems unlikely that the whole Jewish nation could be said to be converted. It seems more likely that this mourning came to pass at the preaching on Pentecost, when those who stood accused of murdering their Messiah, were cut to the heart so deeply that three thousand of them accepted Him as both Lord and Christ. (cp. Acts 2:22-41)
The mourning over the pierced one is compared to the mourning of Hadad-Rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. This was probably the village in the plain of Megiddo where king Josiah was killed in the battle against the Egyptians. (cp. 2 Chronicles 35:22-25) There had been great mourning at his death because it marked the end of his great religious reform.
The mourning is from the highest (David) to the lowest (Nathan) of the royal house, and from the highest (Levi) to the lowest (Shemei) of the priestly order. All the families that remain, i.e., those who are of neither the kingly or priestly houses, shall also mourn.
Each family shall mourn alone, and the women separately from the men. (cp. Exodus 15:1; Exodus 15:20)
Chapter XLI*Questions
In* the First Day
The future glory of the restored Jewish nation was delayed by their _________________.
The key to the final Chapter s of Zechariah is found in the phrase _________________.
This term describes two days which from Zechariah’s point of view were both in _________________.
The first of these days describes _________________.
The second day describes _________________.
Review the four characteristics of the day of Jehovah. (See introduction of Zechariah.)
Zechariah’s first use of in the day (Zechariah 3:8-10) refers to _________________.
What is the significance of the term Israel in Zechariah 12:1?
Why does Zechariah here refer to Jehovah as the creator of the heavens and the earth and the spirit of man?
The first period referred to by in that day is addressed to
and has to do with _________________.
The second period referred to as in that day has to do with _________________.
- Several things are said to be going to happen in the Messianic age. Each is introduced by in that day. They are:
a.
In that day (1)
b.
In that day (2)
c.
In that day (3)
d.
In that day (4)
e. In that day (5)
f.
In that day (6)
g.
In that day (7)
h.
In that day (8)
i.
In that day (9)
Israel at the time of Zechariah could be none other than _________________.
What of Jerusalem in the time of Messiah’s first coming?
What was to be the relationship of the Jews to all nations during the Messianic age?
Historically the military action against which the Jews were least effective was the _________________.
What is meant by Jehovah smiting the peoples and horses with blindness?
Who are they of Jerusalem? (Zechariah 12:1)
How does Zechariah 12:10 fix this section as being fulfilled in the Messianic age?
Compare Zechariah 12:10-14 with John 19:34-37.
What is the condition upon which Jews may again become part of God’s true Israel? (cf. Romans 11:17-24)
Conversion is always an _________________ experience.
How was the mourning over Him who they had pierced fulfilled on Pentecost?
Who are all the families that remain?
In connection with the mourning over Him whom they pierced a ___________ was to be opened for ____________ and _____________.
The _________________ opened the fountain.
_________________ relates the fountain to sin.
_________________ relates the fountain to moral impurity or _________________.
_________________ is frequently associated with uncleanness.
The _________________ is generally credited with ministering the coup de grace to classic idolatry.
What prophecy is condemned during the Messianic age?
How does Zechariah 13:6 relate to Him whom they pierced?
What is meant by the wounds between thine arms?
Discuss Zechariah) Zechariah 12:7 in light of Acts 2:23.
What nation is symbolized historically by the sword?
Jesus could be legally executed by _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:7 to Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27.
Following the death of Jesus the number of His followers was about _________________.
Compare Zechariah 13:9 and 1 Peter 1:6-7.
To those who endured persecution, Jehovah gives _________________ and _________________ they acknowledge
Both are _________________.
The _____________ is God’s new Israel.