Daily Thoughts – December 19th
Prophecy 15: Zechariah 9:9
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout,
Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having
salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a
donkey." - Zechariah 9:9
This is a direct prophecy of Christ's triumphant Palm Sunday entrance
into Jerusalem. Israel had been without a king for nearly 500 years from the
point that Zechariah wrote this prophecy. Within the prophecy to the church of
Zion and Jerusalem God clearly communicates that a new King is coming and will
be riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.
A few things to note:
1) God will once again provide a King for Israel after years of
silence.
2) This King will be anointed by God and placed into power with
salvation and righteousness
3) The king the people were desiring was of this world, and Christ is
of future
Is it any wonder that the people lined the streets during that triumphant entry to lay palm branches before Him in an act of worshipping their new King. The rulers of the day certainly saw this act of homage to Christ and took insult from it, thereby fueling their anger and hatred towards him. So, thinking this through - the rulers (studied in the scriptures and prophecy) refuse to accept Him; yet the masses (traditionally less studied) follow the prophecy, recognize their new King and rejoice. Was God stimulating the excitement amongst the masses, and likewise stimulating the bitterness amongst the rulers?
Five hundred years pass between the prophecy and the fulfillment. The fulfillment once again was exact in nature and out of the control of the masses. God's planning was impeccable and on His schedule, not man's. We need to consider this as we think about future plans from the Creator.
- Rich
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