Zechariah 14

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"The day of the LORD cometh": all nations gather against Jerusalem and the city is taken, then the LORD goes out to fight them, and "his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives," which splits in two. Living waters flow out from Jerusalem, and "the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one." Those left of the nations go up "from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles," and even the bells of the horses bear "HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD." Zechariah 14:1 Zechariah 14:2 Zechariah 14:3 Zechariah 14:4 Zechariah 14:8 Zechariah 14:9 Zechariah 14:16 Zechariah 14:20

Who, where, when, and the key verses

Who

The LORD, "and all the saints with thee"; the nations that come against Jerusalem; Judah, which "also shall fight at Jerusalem"; and "the family of Egypt." Zechariah 14:2 Zechariah 14:5 Zechariah 14:14 Zechariah 14:18

Where

Jerusalem and "the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east." The valley reaches "unto Azal," the land is made a plain "from Geba to Rimmon," and the city is inhabited from "Benjamin's gate" to "the king's winepresses." Zechariah 14:4 Zechariah 14:5 Zechariah 14:10 Jerusalem Mount Of Olives Azal Geba 3 Rimmon 2 Benjamin Gate Corner Gate Tower Of Hananel

When

"The day of the LORD," with no date given. The flight is compared to fleeing "from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah." Chapters 9-14 carry no dates. Traditionally written by Zechariah; many scholars assign these chapters to a later writer or writers. Zechariah 14:1 Zechariah 14:5 Zechariah overview

How it fits

This last chapter ends the second burden, which began in chapter 12, with the book's promise that "the LORD shall be king over all the earth." Those left of the nations keep "the feast of tabernacles" year by year. Zechariah 14:9 Zechariah 14:16 Zechariah overview

Key verses

Verse 4
"His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives... and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof." Micah 1:4 speaks of the LORD's coming in a similar way: "the valleys shall be cleft." Zechariah 14:3 Zechariah 14:4 Micah 1:4
Verse 9
"The LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one." Ephesians 4:5 speaks of "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." Zechariah 14:9 Ephesians 4:5
Verse 20
"In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD," and "every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts." Zechariah 14:20 Zechariah 14:21

Takeaway

History is heading to the day when the LORD is king over all the earth; worship him now and treat everything, even ordinary things, as holy to him. Zechariah 14:9 Zechariah 14:16 Zechariah 14:20 Zechariah 14:21

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The LORD fights for Jerusalem

¹Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. ²For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. ³Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. ⁴And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. ⁵And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

Living waters; the LORD king over all

⁶And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: ⁷But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. ⁸And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. ⁹And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. ¹⁰All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses. ¹¹And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

The plague on Jerusalem's enemies

¹²And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. ¹³And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. ¹⁴And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. ¹⁵And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

The nations worship; holiness to the LORD

¹⁶And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. ¹⁷And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. ¹⁸And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. ¹⁹This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. ²⁰In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. ²¹Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.