Zechariah 9:8

"I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 9:8, the prophecy speaks of purification through blood sacrifice, symbolizing the removal of sin and uncleanness. The individual thus cleansed will be dedicated to God as a remnant, holding a leadership role in Judah, with even Ekron, a city outside of Judah's borders, being transformed to reflect this new spiritual state.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And I will encamp about my house -(for my house’s sake) because of the army “Because,” it is added in explanation, “of him that passeth by and of him that returneth;” Alexander, who passed by with his army, on his way to Egypt, and “returned,” having founded Alexandria. It was a most eventful march; one of the most eventful in the history of mankind. The destruction of the Persian empire, for which it prepared, was in itself of little moment; Alexander’s own empire was very brief. As Daniel had foretold, he came, cast down Persia “to the ground, waxed very great, and when he was strong, the great horn was broken”Daniel 8:7-8.

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