Zechariah 5-9

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Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

The book of Zechariah is a prophetic book. Many of the prophecies have not yet come to pass, yet some of them have. In particular, two great prophecies about the first coming of Jesus Christ appear in this book in verses, 9:9 above, and in 11:12-13.

The Word of God is amazing, in that these prophecies about Christ were made over 500 years from when they were fulfilled.

The Bible is a wonderful book. Prophecies like the one above add to its beauty.

Take time today to thank the Lord for the gift of His Word to us. There are so many different genres of literature in it, that in this lifetime we will never be able to understand or comprehend it all. But thank God that He has given us His Spirit so that we can grow in understanding His Word as we grow in Christ.

[7] The law of the LORD is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the LORD is sure,
making wise the simple;
[8] the precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
[9] the fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the LORD are true,
and righteous altogether.
[10] More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
[11] Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
(Psalm 19:7-11 ESV)

Soli Deo Gloria.

Today's post was submitted by Russ Shellhamer.