Homilist Zechariah 12:4-9 In that day, said the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness… I. It is a time when their ENEMIES SHALL BE VANQUISHED. "In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment," etc. II. It is a time when their POWER SHALL BE AUGMENTED. The power here promised is — 1. The power of unity. "The governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God." III. It is a time when they shall be SETTLED IN THEIR HOME. "And Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem." Here they are "strangers and pilgrims," and have "no abiding city." IV. It is a time when they shall be BLESSED WITH EQUAL PRIVILEGES. 1. They were to have equal honour. "The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah." 2. They were to have equal protection. "In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem," etc. Now, there is a good time coming, when all good people shall have distinguished honour and complete protection. They shall settle down in the heavenly Jerusalem, and what a city is that! (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. |
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