Zechariah 12:1

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Key Reflection

Zechariah 12:1 marks the beginning of a prophetic oracle where God addresses Israel, promising that in the future, the nation will experience a profound national trauma and grief over the loss of their Messiah. This verse sets the stage for a series of events that would lead to a significant shift in how Israel perceives and understands its relationship with God, culminating in a renewed understanding and acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The burden of the word of the Lord for -Rather, “upon (see atNahum 1:1, p. 129) Israel.” If this prophecy is a continuation of the last, notwithstanding its fresh title, then “Israel” must be the Christian Church, formed of the true Israel which believed, and the Gentiles who were grafted into them. So Cyril; “Having spoken sufficiently of the Good Shepherd Christ, and of the foolish, most cruel shepherd who butchered the sheep, that is, antichrist, he seasonably makes mention of the persecutions which would from time to time arise against Israel; not the Israel according to the flesh, but the spiritual, that Jerusalem which is indeed holy, “the Church of the Living God”1 Timothy 3:15.

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