In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah said of Jehovah God, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem”, and in chapter twelve and verse ten of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “I will pour upon the house of David” where we read,
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
The verse reads, “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications:” Zechariah began with the words, “and I will pour upon the house of David” or “and I, Jehovah God, shall spill forth on the dwelling place, abode and habitation belonging to David whose name means blessed and was the youngest son of Jesse and the second king of Israel”, “and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem” which means “and on the dwellers, abiders and ones who remain belonging to Jerusalem whose name means teaching of peace and is the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split”, “the spirit of grace” or “the mind, vigor and vivacity pertaining to favor, charm, elegance and acceptance” “and of supplication” which means “and pertaining to earnest prayer and entreaty”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said He would spill forth the mind of favor, acceptance and entreaty upon the dwelling place belonging to David and the people who abide in “Jerusalem”.
The verse continues, “and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, ...” Zechariah added the words, “and they shall look upon me” or “and they, the dwelling place of David and the ones who live in Jerusalem, will observe me, Jehovah God's Messiah” “whom they have pierced” which means “who they, the dwelling place of David and the ones who live in Jerusalem, have wounded and thrust through”, “and they shall mourn for him” or “and they, the dwelling place of David and the ones who live in Jerusalem, will wail, lament and grieve on behalf of him, Jehovah God's Messiah”, “as one mourns” which means “similar and in likeness to a person who wails, grieves and laments” “for his only son” or “on behalf of his, the person's, unique, solitary and one male offspring”.Zechariah shared how the people who dwell in the house of David and in Jerusalem would observe the person whom they wounded and thrust through and would grieve on behalf of “him” like a person grieves over their sole male offspring.
Finally the verse says, “... and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” Zechariah concluded this verse with the words, “and shall be in bitterness for him” which means “and will exist with irritability, choler and petulance”, “as one that is in bitterness” or “similar and in likeness to a person who exists within irritability, choler and petulance” “for his firstborn” which means “on behalf of his, the person's, firstling, eldest and first child”. Zechariah ended this verse by sharing how the dwelling place of David and the ones who live in Jerusalem will also exist with irritability and choler similar to the way a person exist with irritability for their “firstborn” child.
When we consider the words in this verse, we discover through Zechariah another prophesy concerning the Messiah Jesus. When Jesus was crucified on the cross, the people of Israel in the city of Jerusalem called for Him to be crucified. (See John 1:29; 19:34-37) A Roman soldier pierce His side with a spear and fulfilled this very scripture. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (See John 3:16) When we yield to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will for give our sins, grant us everlasting life and cause us to understand through His Holy Spirit the significance of the “spirit of grace and supplications” as well as the significance of the people “mourning” and being in “bitterness” over His piercing.
Next time Zechariah shares how Jehovah God says, “in that day there shall be a great mourning”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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