Zechariah 12:1-13

A SPIRIT OF GRACE AND SUPPLICATION

Keywords 12:10a

"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication.

 

1. I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock (1-9)

Zechariah 12-14 are prophecies concerning the coming Messianic Kingdom,

marked by repetitions of the words “on that day” (16x). Although they rejected

Him, God had a day of restoration coming for his people Israel. He would make

them an immovable rock. Those who try to move it will injure themselves. Enemy

nations will be destroyed. This is fulfilled in the coming of Jesus as the cornerstone

(1Pe 2:7). As we come to him he makes us strong, because the LORD Almighty is

our God.

 

2. They will mourn as for a firstborn son (10-13)

God’s people were stubborn and unrepentant. But this would change when God

pours out a spirit of grace and supplication. All who look upon Jesus, who was

pierced because of our sins, are led to repentance by the conviction of the Holy

Spirit who was poured out at Pentecost and still at work today.

 

Prayer Father, thank you for Jesus, my Rock and Redeemer. Please grant your

Spirit to me today, that I may look upon Him and repent.

One Word God pours out the Spirit of Grace