Zechariah 9
(v.3) For our kids, the historical aspects of this chapter aren't as relevant as the moral lessons. Tyre was a fortified and proud city. The Assyrians tried for five years, and the Babylonians for 13 years to conquer it, but never could.
We may know people who seem strong on their own power for a while, but sometime later, they will fall harder since they tried so hard to withstand life and reality. God will destroy Tyre (which is modern day Lebanon) in their pride...just like Satan.
Alexander the Great eventually conquered Tyre, and in only seven months!
(v.9) This verse should sound familiar to most Christians, since this is the prophecy of Jesus riding into Jerusalem as their King. In Dan 9:25 is the prediction of 173,880 days from the decree of the building of the temple to the Messiah entering Jerusalem...that happened to the VERY DAY as Jesus finally allowed the people to worship Him as their King in what we call the Triumphal entry...Palm Sunday!
(v.17) Jesus will return and save Israel from the Great Tribulation, and peace and joy will fill the earth!
Zechariah 10
(v.2) Parents...make sure you're in a church that teaches ALL of God's Word...verse by verse, book by book. Too many churches cherry pick what they want to teach, and leave out much of God's Word...the people are not being fed properly. It's like the four basic food groups...if we only get one or two, we are malnourished and ineffective...it's the same with God's Word!
(v.3) Lambs and sheep are good symbols in the Bible, but goats are not. Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He will separate the sheep from the goats in the end. The goats are the ones who refused to accept God's gift of grace on the cross. Matt 25:32
(v.4) Jesus is our Cornerstone...the piece of the Church that holds it all together. Without Him, it will eventually crumble. Matt 21:42 & 1 Peter 2:6
(v.12) We who are His walk in His strength...not our own. If we ever think we are mighty warriors FOR God, then we're being proud...we need to be mighty warriors OF God, in His strength.
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