Zechariah 14:5

"His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half of it toward the south."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 14:5, the prophet envisions a dramatic event where God's feet will stand on the Mount of Olives during a future eschatological moment. This mount, located east of Jerusalem, will be split in two, creating a vast valley. The division symbolizes a profound transformative act by God, marking a significant turning point in history that will impact both Jerusalem and the broader landscape around it.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains -Rather, along the valley of My mountains namely, of those mountains, which God had just formed by dividing the mount of Olives. “For the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal, that is, Azel,” the same word which enters into Beth-Azel of Micah, where the allusion probably is to its firm-rootedness. It is more probable that the name of a place should have been chosen with an allusive meaning, as in Micah, than that an unusual appellative should have been chosen to express a very common meaning. Cyril had heard of it as the name of a village at the extremity of the mountain.

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