Zec 9:7 | TNotes | STEP | 9:7 bloody meat: The Philistines ate meat that had not been drained of blood and was therefore unclean (Gen 9:4 ; Lev 3:17 ; Acts 15:20 ). • Detestable sacrifices suggests eating unclean foods (see Lev 11:2-23 ). • the surviving Philistines will worship our God: This anticipates Philip’s ministry in the cities of the Philistine coastal plain (Acts 8:40 ). • The Jebusites were a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:16 ; 1 Chr 1:14 ) living in and around Jerusalem. The city of Jebus (Jerusalem) was sacked and burned during the days of the judges (Judg 1:8 ); it was later recaptured by David, who made it the capital of his kingdom (2 Sam 5:6-10 ). The Jebusites were absorbed by the Israelites through intermarriage during David’s reign (see 2 Sam 5:13 ).

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bGen 9:4►

cLev 3:17►

dActs 15:20►

eLev 11:2-23►

fActs 8:40►

gGen 10:16►

h1 Chr 1:14►

iJudg 1:8►

j2 Sam 5:6-10►

k2 Sam 5:13►

‏ Zechariah 9:7

9:7 ^a bloody meat: The Philistines ate meat that had not been drained of blood and was therefore unclean (Gen 9:4 ^b; Lev 3:17 ^c; Acts 15:20 ^d).

• Detestable sacrifices suggests eating unclean foods (see Lev 11:2-23 ^e).

• the surviving Philistines will worship our God: This anticipates Philip’s ministry in the cities of the Philistine coastal plain (Acts 8:40 ^f).

• The Jebusites were a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:16 ^g; 1 Chr 1:14 ^h) living in and around Jerusalem. The city of Jebus (Jerusalem) was sacked and burned during the days of the judges (Judg 1:8 ⁱ); it was later recaptured by David, who made it the capital of his kingdom (2 Sam 5:6-10 ^j). The Jebusites were absorbed by the Israelites through intermarriage during David’s reign (see 2 Sam 5:13 ^k).