In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 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”, and in chapter twelve and verse eleven of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “in that day there shall be a great mourning” where we read,
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem,
as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
The verse reads, “In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, ...” Zechariah began with the words, “In that day” or “within that time period and season” “shall there be a great mourning” which means “will there exist an important, powerful, magnificent wailing, grieving and lamenting in grief” “in Jerusalem” or “within 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”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said within that season there would exist a powerful grieving within the ity of “Jerusalem”.
The verse continues, “... as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.” Zechariah continued the words, “as the mourning” or “similar and in likeness to the wailing, grieving and lamenting” “of Hadadrimmon” which means “belonging to Hadadrimmon whose name means Hadad of the pomegranates and a place in the valley of Megiddo where a national lamentation was held for the death of King Josiah; named after two Syrian gods” “in the valley of Megiddon”or “within the plain and wide level area between the mountains belonging to Megiddon whose name means place of crowds and was the ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (10 km) from Mount Carmel and 11 miles (18 km) from Nazareth”. Zechariah shared how the grieving within the city of “Jerusalem” would be similar to the grief experienced Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates and King Josiah was killed at Megiddo. (See 2 Kings 23:29)
When we consider Zechariah's words in this verse, we learn how the people of Jerusalem would grieve and sorrow similar to weeping and sorrow expressed at the death of “Hadad Rimmon or King Josiah in the plain of Megiddo”. God allowed the crucifixion of Jesus and the sorrow and weeping experienced there because He wanted everyone to be forgiven of their sins, granted everlasting life and to receive His Holy Spirit. When we surrender our lives to Jesus, we will gain an understanding about the great sorrow experienced by the people of “Jerusalem” over the death of Jesus Christ because they will recognize that He is the Messiah, Savior and Lord of the world.
Next time Zechariah shares how Jehovah God says, “the land shall mourn”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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