The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Zechariah 2:10-11,
"'Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,' declares the Lord. 'Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.'"
From 520 BC, Zechariah is given a prophecy of the coming Messiah. The message is sweeping in scope as not only the first coming of Jesus Christ is in view here, but the age of the church is foreseen with "many nations" being joined to the Lord. This prophecy looks forward to a time when the Messiah comes and will dwell among people who are comprised of these "many nations", speaking to the time of the Lord's rule from Jerusalem following the end of this age, an age ending with the second coming of Jesus Christ to planet earth.
This prophecy speaks of the fulfillment of the Lord's promise to Abraham, "Abram fell face down, and God said to him, 'As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations." Genesis 17:3-5.
The "many nations" that Zechariah's prophecy speaks of are the many nations promised to Abraham. They comprise all the peoples of the Lord, as Abraham becomes their father if and when they emulate the faith he was acknowledged for. "Abram believed the Lord, and he [the Lord] credited it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6.
Paul puts it this way, "Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not." Romans 4:16-17.
Genesis, Zechariah, Romans, the entire library of the Scriptures all fit tightly together with one Author who inspired the writers of Scripture through the Holy Spirit. All the Scriptures, in one way or another, point us to salvation by faith and the the fulfillment of that faith represented by the bright new morning of the coming age in the resurrection made possible by the sacrifice of the Son of God.
This, truly, is just breath-taking!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,' declares the Lord. 'Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.'"
From 520 BC, Zechariah is given a prophecy of the coming Messiah. The message is sweeping in scope as not only the first coming of Jesus Christ is in view here, but the age of the church is foreseen with "many nations" being joined to the Lord. This prophecy looks forward to a time when the Messiah comes and will dwell among people who are comprised of these "many nations", speaking to the time of the Lord's rule from Jerusalem following the end of this age, an age ending with the second coming of Jesus Christ to planet earth.
This prophecy speaks of the fulfillment of the Lord's promise to Abraham, "Abram fell face down, and God said to him, 'As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations." Genesis 17:3-5.
The "many nations" that Zechariah's prophecy speaks of are the many nations promised to Abraham. They comprise all the peoples of the Lord, as Abraham becomes their father if and when they emulate the faith he was acknowledged for. "Abram believed the Lord, and he [the Lord] credited it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6.
Paul puts it this way, "Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not." Romans 4:16-17.
Genesis, Zechariah, Romans, the entire library of the Scriptures all fit tightly together with one Author who inspired the writers of Scripture through the Holy Spirit. All the Scriptures, in one way or another, point us to salvation by faith and the the fulfillment of that faith represented by the bright new morning of the coming age in the resurrection made possible by the sacrifice of the Son of God.
This, truly, is just breath-taking!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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