The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, His almighty, creative
power being in evidence at this point, SAITH THE LORD, WHICH
STRETCHETH FORTH THE HEAVENS, a favorite picture to show the unlimited
power of Jehovah, Isaiah 42, 5; Isaiah 44:24, AND LAYETH THE
FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH, which, if it... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOVAH'S SOLICITUDE FOR ISRAEL... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling, a vessel filled with
the intoxicating beverage of His wrath, UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE ROUND
ABOUT, the neighboring nations reeling and falling in hopeless
weakness and misery, WHEN THEY SHALL BE IN THE SIEGE BOTH AGAINST
JUDAH AND AGAINST JERUSALEM, liter... [ Continue Reading ]
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
people, for those who attempt to lift and remove it; ALL THAT BURDEN
THEMSELVES WITH IT SHALL BE CUT IN PIECES, suffering sprains and
dislocations, THOUGH ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH BE GATHERED TOGETHER
AGAINST IT, all the powers of e... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with
astonishment, so that it would shy in terror, AND HIS RIDER WITH
MADNESS, all the warlike forces finding themselves at a loss to effect
their evil purposes; AND I WILL OPEN MINE EYES UPON THE HOUSE OF
JUDAH, with His protecting care, AND WIL... [ Continue Reading ]
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, in the firm
conviction which upholds them, THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM SHALL BE
MY STRENGTH, a reliable source of confidence, IN THE LORD OF HOSTS,
THEIR GOD, because the Lord has chosen this city, His Church, and by
virtue of this choice is boun... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day will I make the governors of Judah, the leaders of the
people by the Lord's choice, LIKE AN HEARTH OF FIRE AMONG THE WOOD, so
that they would consume their enemies like a basin of fire devouring
fagots, AND LIKE A TORCH OF FIRE IN A SHEAF, burning up the dry straw;
AND THEY SHALL DEVOUR... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, the dwellings of
the country outside of the capital with its stone palaces, THAT THE
GLORY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE GLORY OF THE INHABITANTS OF
JERUSALEM DO NOT MAGNIFY THEMSELVES AGAINST JUDAH, the house of David
being the royal family as cont... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, by a
special strengthening against the foe; AND HE THAT IS FEEBLE AMONG
THEM, literally, "the stumbler," one who can hardly hold himself up,
AT THAT DAY SHALL BE AS DAVID, to the Jew the highest type of strength
and courage; AND THE HOU... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, even while Jerusalem was
exalted to a degree of strength and glory far transcending anything in
its past experience, THAT I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT
COME AGAINST JERUSALEM, this being the definite, energetic purpose of
the Lord with regard to H... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will pour upon the house of David, the entire royal family, the
royal priesthood of the Church of the New Testament, AND UPON THE
INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, the members of His congregation in general,
THE SPIRIT OF GRACE AND OF SUPPLICATIONS, Him who works in the heart
of man the certainty of t... [ Continue Reading ]
REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, when the greatness of their crime in putting their own
Messiah to death, would be brought home to some of the people, SHALL
THERE BE A GREAT MOURNING IN JERUSALEM, as is ever the case when men
realize that their sins were the cause of Christ's death, AS THE
MOURNING OF HADAD-RIMMON, whe... [ Continue Reading ]
And the land shall mourn, every family apart, every section of the
nation taking part in this expression of sorrow:. THE FAMILY OF THE
HOUSE OF DAVID, those of royal descent, APART AND THEIR WIVES APART;
THE FAMILY OF THE HOUSE OF NATHAN, probably those belonging to the
prophetic order, APART AND TH... [ Continue Reading ]
the family of the house of Levi, those belonging to the priestly
family, APART AND THEIR WIVES APART; THE FAMILY OF SHIMEI, the
teachers of the people, APART AND THEIR WIVES APART, so that two were
of royal line and two of priestly descent;... [ Continue Reading ]
all the families that remain, every family apart and their wives
apart. Nor would this sorrow of true repentance be in vain. Zechariah
13:1. In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of
David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to the entire nation, as
representative of the Church o... [ Continue Reading ]