Zechariah 9:5-7
Summary for Zech 9:5-6: 9:5-6 a Ashkelon ... Gaza ... Ekron ... Ashdod: These Philistine cities, located on the coastal plain of Israel, were defeated by David (2 Sam 5:17-25 b) but later regained some autonomy. The prophets Amos and Zephaniah pronounced similar judgments against the same four cities (Amos 1:6-8 c; Zeph 2:4-7 d).9:6 e Foreigners: This Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Deut 23:2 f, where it refers to illegitimate children. Zechariah uses it to signify the Philistines’ eventual loss of political and social identity.
9:7 g bloody meat: The Philistines ate meat that had not been drained of blood and was therefore unclean (Gen 9:4 h; Lev 3:17 i; Acts 15:20 j).
• Detestable sacrifices suggests eating unclean foods (see Lev 11:2-23 k).
• the surviving Philistines will worship our God: This anticipates Philip’s ministry in the cities of the Philistine coastal plain (Acts 8:40 l).
• The Jebusites were a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:16 m; 1 Chr 1:14 n) living in and around Jerusalem. The city of Jebus (Jerusalem) was sacked and burned during the days of the judges (Judg 1:8 o); it was later recaptured by David, who made it the capital of his kingdom (2 Sam 5:6-10 p). The Jebusites were absorbed by the Israelites through intermarriage during David’s reign (see 2 Sam 5:13 q).
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