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DECEMBER 29
DAY 28: If Zechariah 9:9 refers to the First Advent of Christ, how does v. 10 relate to that?
“Behold, your King is coming to you;…riding on a donkey” (v. 9). Unlike Alexander the Great,
this King comes riding on a donkey (Jer. 17:25). This was fulfilled at Christ’s Triumphal Entry into
Jerusalem (Matt.21:1–5; John 12:12–16).The Jews should have been looking for someone from the
line of David (2 Sam.7; 1 Chr.17).Four elements in this verse describe the Messiah’s character:1) He
is King; 2) He is just; 3) He brings salvation; and 4) He is humble.
Zechariah moves to the Second Advent of Christ and the establishment of His universal king-
dom in v.10.“His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea.’”Not characterized by bloodshed,the Messiah’s
rule will be a kingdom of peace in which weapons of warfare will be destroyed or converted to
peaceful uses (Is. 2:4; 9:5–7; 11:1–10; Mic. 5:2,10–15), and peace spreads from the Euphrates River
(the terminus of civilization) to the world.
The two advents of Christ are here compressed as though they were one as in Isaiah 61:1–3 (Luke
4:16,21).Verse 9 refers to His First Coming and v. 10 is His Second. Old Testament prophets didn’t see
the great time period between the two comings.The church age was a “mystery”hidden from them
(Eph. 3:1–9; Col. 1:27).

Because I have mercy on them.
December 29 They shall be as though I had not cast
them aside;
For I am the LORD their God,
Zechariah 10:1–12:14 And I will hear them.
7 Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty
Ask the LORD for rain man,
10 In the time of the latter rain. And their heart shall rejoice as if with
The LORD will make flashing clouds; wine.
He will give them showers of rain, Yes, their children shall see it and be
Grass in the field for everyone. glad;
For the idols speak delusion;
2 Their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
The diviners envision lies, 8 I will whistle for them and gather
And tell false dreams; them,
They comfort in vain. For I will redeem them;
Therefore the people wend their way And they shall increase as they once
like sheep; increased.
They are in trouble because 9 “I will sow them among the peoples,
there is no shepherd.
And they shall remember Me in far
3 countries;
“My anger is kindled against
the shepherds, They shall live, together with their
And I will punish the goatherds. children,
For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, And they shall return.
The house of Judah, 10 I will also bring them back from the
And will make them as His royal horse land of Egypt,
in the battle. And gather them from Assyria.
4 From him comes the cornerstone, I will bring them into the land of Gilead
From him the tent peg, and Lebanon,
From him the battle bow, Until no more room is found for them.
From him every ruler together. 11 He shall pass through the sea with
5 They shall be like mighty men, affliction,
Who tread down their enemies And strike the waves of the sea:
In the mire of the streets in the battle. All the depths of the River shall dry up.
They shall fight because the LORD is Then the pride of Assyria shall be
with them, brought down,
And the riders on horses shall be put And the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
to shame. 12 “So I will strengthen them in the LORD,
6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah, And they shall walk up and down in
And I will save the house of Joseph. His name,”
I will bring them back, Says the LORD.

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