Again the word of the LORD Almighty came to me. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her."
This is what the LORD says: "I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain." - Zech. 8:1-2
What a marvelous promise, God will bless Jerusalem once more. People will come from every nation to seek the Lord in Jerusalem. And what will they find there? They will find the king...the one who will proclaim peace to the nations, the one who has freed prisoners from the waterless pit.
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the war-horses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.
He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. - Zech. 9:9-12 NIV
The king may not be what the Israelites expected. He will not be leading a massive army that terrorizes the entire known world. Instead, he will be gentle, riding on a donkey. But he will be righteous. He will have salvation. He will proclaim peace to the nations. He will rule forever and ever.
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