DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- JESUS, THE MESSIAH

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – JESUS, THE MESSIAH

The prophecy by Zechariah has been called the most Messianic book of the Old Testament.  And the Scripture reading for today certainly brings that point home.  Let us consider some examples.

Zechariah 9:9 prophecies the coming of Jesus into Jerusalem on the day we call Palm Sunday.  "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!  Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!  Behold, your King is coming to you;  He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey."  This was fulfilled as recorded in all four Gospels (Matthew 21:5; Mark 11:7-8; Luke 19:28-35; John 12:12-16).

Zechariah 11:12-13 foreshadows the betrayal of the Lord Jesus.  "Then I said to them, 'If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages, and if not, refrain;  So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.  And the LORD said to me, 'Throw it to the potter' – that princely price they set on me.  So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD for the potter."  The fulfillment of Judas's betrayal is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (26:14-15; 27:3-10).

Zechariah 12:10 references the part the Jews played in Jesus' crucifixion.  "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication:  Then they will look on Me whom they have pierced."  Someday in the future the Jewish people will recognize Jesus as the Messiah they crucified.

After the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, when he met with His disciples and revealed to them all the things that concerned Himself in the Old Testament, these were probably some of the Scriptures He opened their eyes to.  Perhaps as you study the book of Zechariah, you will find more hidden gems that affirm that Jesus is the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Savior of the world.

Love, Dad