Author: gregsloop

Zechariah 11:1–3 (NKJV) 11:1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars. 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest has come down. 3 There is the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in … Continue reading Taunting the Enemy

Zechariah 10:7–12 (NKJV) 7 Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, And their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. Yes, their children shall see it and be glad; Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. 8 I will whistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; And they shall … Continue reading From Here and There

Zechariah 10:1–6 (NKJV) 10:1 Ask the Lord for rain In the time of the latter rain. The Lord will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone. 2 For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the … Continue reading Poor Shepherds and a Great God

Zechariah 9:11–17 (NKJV) 11 “As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope.  Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. 13 For I have bent Judah, My bow, fitted the … Continue reading The Lord Will Do Battle For You

Zechariah 9:9–10 (NKJV) 9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; … Continue reading A King on a Foal

Zechariah 9:1–8 (NKJV) 9:1 The burden of the word of the Lord— Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord); 2 Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. … Continue reading God is With You

Zechariah 8:18–23 (NKJV) 18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of … Continue reading The Ten Promises, Part Four

Zechariah 8:9–17 (NKJV) 9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Let your hands be strong, You who have been hearing in these days These words by the mouth of the prophets, Who spoke in the day the foundation was laid For the house of the Lord of hosts, That the temple might be built. 10 For … Continue reading The Ten Promises, Part Three

Zechariah 8:6–8 (NKJV) 6 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’ Says the Lord of hosts. Continuing with this decalogue of promises, the Lord moves to number four.  This promise is that nothing is … Continue reading The Ten Promises, Part Two