Fleeing to the Valley of the Mountains - Zechariah 14:5

In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives, which shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south”, and in chapter fourteen and verse five of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “you shall flee to the valley of the mountains” where we read,

And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yes, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with you.

The verse reads, “And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal:”Zechariah began with the words, “and you shall flee” or “and you, the people of Israel, will take flight, escape and disappear” “to the valley of the mountains” which means “toward the gully or gorge belonging to the risings above the hills”; “for the valley of the mountains” or “because, since and on account that the gully or gorge belonging to the risings above the hills” “shall reach unto Azal” which means “will touch, strike and extend to Azal whose name means proximity: he has reserved which was a place near Jerusalem”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said the people of Israel would escape to the large gorge belonging to the risings above the plains because they extend to “Azal” near Jerusalem. 

The verse continues, “yes, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah:”Zechariah added the words, “yes, you shall flee” or “even so and indeed, you, the people of Israel will take flight, escape and disappear”, “like as you fled” which means “similar and in likeness to the way you, the people of Israel, took flight, escaped and disappeared” “from before the earthquake” or “separate and apart from the rattling, shaking, trembling and quivering of the ground or earth” “in the days of Uzziah” which means “within the time periods or seasons belonging to Uzziah whose name means my strength is Jehovah and was the son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for fifty-two years” “king of Judah” or “royal ruler and leader belonging to Judah whose name means praised and was the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon”. Zechariah shared Jehovah God said the people of Israel would take flight similar to the way they escaped when an “earthquake” occurred during the reign of King “Uzziah” of “Judah”. (See Isaiah 29:6; Amos 1:1)

The verse goes on to say, “and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with you.” The verse continues, “and the LORD” or “and Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name of the One True God” “my God shall come” which means “my, Zechariah's, Supreme Deity, will enter, be enumerated and lead”, “and all the saints with you” or “and each, every, the whole and everyone of the sacred, holy and set apart ones alongside and accompanying you, the people of Israel”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God the Supreme Deity would enter along with everyone of the sacred ones accompanying the people of Israel. 

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Zechariah how Jehovah God said Israel would escape to the mountains because the “valley” would reach to “Azal”, and their taking flight would be similar to the away they escaped during the quaking of the “earth” during the reign of “Uzziah who was the King of Judah”. This is the time when Jehovah God will arrive accompanied by the sacred ones. God was rescuing and defending Judah against those oppose them, and they would escape through His mountain split “valley”. God's Messiah Jesus will return to the earth with all the saints, and the people of Israel will put their faith and trust in Him. He came into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when we yield our lives to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and allow us to be among the sacred ones who return with Him one day. (See Jude1:14; Revelation 1:7)

Next time Zechariah shared how Jehovah God says, “the light shall not be clear, nor dark”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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