Zechariah 14:9

"It will happen in that day that living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be so in summer and in winter."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 14:9, the prophet envisions a future restoration of Jerusalem where living waters will flow from the city to both the eastern and western seas, signifying divine healing and prosperity. For Zechariah's original audience, this imagery would have evoked the Exodus narrative, drawing a parallel between God’s provision of water in the wilderness and his promise to renew Jerusalem, emphasizing that just as God provided life-giving waters then, he would do so again for his people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And the Lord shall be king over all the earth -Such should be the influence of the living water, that is, of the Spirit of God. God who has ever reigned and will reign, “a great King over all the earth”Psalms 47:3,Psalms 47:8, shall be owned by His creatures, as what He is. There shall be one Lord -More exactly, “The Lord shall be One, and His Name One.” He had before prophesied, “I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land”Zechariah 13:2.

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