Zec 14:17 | TNotes | STEP | 14:17 come to Jerusalem to worship: Jerusalem, with God’s Temple, is envisioned as the center of God’s universal kingdom (8:20-22 ; see Isa 56:6-7 ; 66:19-23 ; Mic 4:1 ; Hag 2:7 ; Rev 21:1-2 , 10-27 ). • no rain: This was one of the curses God pronounced against Israel for covenant disobedience (see Deut 28:22-24 ). That curse extended to all the nations, as God’s rule extends over all peoples (cp. Zech 10:1 ).

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b8:20-22►

cIsa 56:6-7►

d66:19-23►

eMic 4:1►

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gRev 21:1-2►

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iDeut 28:22-24►

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‏ Zechariah 14:17

14:17 ^a come to Jerusalem to worship: Jerusalem, with God’s Temple, is envisioned as the center of God’s universal kingdom (8:20-22 ^b; see Isa 56:6-7 ^c; 66:19-23 ^d; Mic 4:1 ^e; Hag 2:7 ^f; Rev 21:1-2 ^g, 10-27 ^h).

• no rain: This was one of the curses God pronounced against Israel for covenant disobedience (see Deut 28:22-24 ⁱ). That curse extended to all the nations, as God’s rule extends over all peoples (cp. Zech 10:1 ^j).