Zec 2:12 | KingComments | STEP | The coming of the nations ( ) shall not diminish the place that Judah and Jerusalem then shall have before the LORD. Judah is His possession. Judah is the royal tribe from which Christ as King came forth. Judah means ‘praise’. The expression “the holy land” appears only here in Scripture as an indication for the land. We also read about the “holy mountain” ( ; ), the “holy city” ( ) and a “holy people” ( ; ). There can be talk of “the holy land” because then the iniquity is removed from the land, by which it is cleansed of all its stain. The land will be set apart – that is the meaning of the word “holy”

‏ Zechariah 2:12

Portion and Choice of the LORD

The coming of the nations (Zec 2:11) shall not diminish the place that Judah and Jerusalem then shall have before the LORD. Judah is His possession. Judah is the royal tribe from which Christ as King came forth. Judah means ‘praise’.

The expression “the holy land” appears only here in Scripture as an indication for the land. We also read about the “holy mountain” (Psa 2:6; Zec 8:3), the “holy city” (Isa 48:2 ; Isa 52:1) and a “holy people” (Exo 19:6; 1Pet 2:9). There can be talk of “the holy land” because then the iniquity is removed from the land, by which it is cleansed of all its stain. The land will be set apart – that is the meaning of the word “holy” – for Him.