Zec 14:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 14:1-21: 14:1-21 Zechariah closes with visions of judgment, salvation, and God’s universal kingdom. In the future, Israel would be besieged, teetering on the verge of total destruction, when the Lord himself would intervene and rescue his people (14:3-4 ) and punish their enemies with a terrible plague (14:12 ). Israel would be restored as God’s people, and Jerusalem would be exalted as the center of civilization (14:16-17 ). God’s rule would be established over all the earth (14:9 ), and the created order would be transformed (14:6-10 ). Fittingly, God’s holiness would be the pervasive characteristic of his rule over all the earth (14:20-21 ). Zechariah’s message stimulates the people of God to hope in the Sovereign King of Israel, who will bring justice and restoration. 14:1 The day of the Lord will bring judgment and deliverance and will reverse the fortunes of many (see Amos 5:18 ; cp. Matt 19:28-30 ; Luke 13:23-30 ).

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‏ Zechariah 14:1

Summary for Zech 14:1-21: 14:1-21 ^a Zechariah closes with visions of judgment, salvation, and God’s universal kingdom. In the future, Israel would be besieged, teetering on the verge of total destruction, when the Lord himself would intervene and rescue his people (14:3-4 ^b) and punish their enemies with a terrible plague (14:12 ^c). Israel would be restored as God’s people, and Jerusalem would be exalted as the center of civilization (14:16-17 ^d). God’s rule would be established over all the earth (14:9 ^e), and the created order would be transformed (14:6-10 ^f). Fittingly, God’s holiness would be the pervasive characteristic of his rule over all the earth (14:20-21 ^g). Zechariah’s message stimulates the people of God to hope in the Sovereign King of Israel, who will bring justice and restoration. 14:1 ^h The day of the Lord will bring judgment and deliverance and will reverse the fortunes of many (see Amos 5:18 ⁱ; cp. Matt 19:28-30 ^j; Luke 13:23-30 ^k).