David Taylor
Aug 8th 2006, 08:29 PM
This examination, will begin with specific passages throughout chapters 1-13, and then detail all of chapter 14, showing the Messianic vision that Zechariah was given.
Zech 2:10-11 Prophecy
"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee."
Explanation:
Zechariah speaks of a time coming, in which the Lord of Hosts will dwell in the midst of zion, and many nations shall be joined to Him in that day, and shall be His people. This was fulfilled in the 1st century AD, when the Lord of Hosts did come and dwell in the midst of them; and many nations (Gentiles) did become His people.
Zech 3:8-9 Prophecy
"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. "
Zechariah 3:8-9 Fulfillment
Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. "
Explanation:
When Jesus, the BRANCH, said those eternal words, "It Is Finished", He most certainly removed the iniquity of the land in one day. Zechariah looked forward to that day.
Zech 6:12-15 Prophecy
"And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. "
Zechariah 6:12-15 Fulfillment
Mark 14:58 "I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."
Acts 15:16 "After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles"
Explanation:
In the earlier passages prior to this, Zechariah prophesies about the temple Zerubbabel would initiate and complete. Now Zechariah goes further, showing that the true temple of the Lord, will be the one that Jesus Christ, the BRANCH, shall build; and it shall be built upon living stones by those from afar off who come and participate in its building.
Zech 8:3-8 Prophecy
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. "
Zechariah 8:3-8 Fulfillment
Matthew "21:42 this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? "
Luke 1:21 "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
Luke 13:29 "And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. "
2 Corinthians 6:16 " for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Explanation:
Zechariah describes Jesus coming to save His people from the east to the west from their sins, and He would be marvelous in their eyes, and they shall be His people and He shall be their God; and so it was and so it continues to be.
Zech 8:10 Prophecy
"For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. "
Zechariah 8:10 Fulfillment
Matthew "10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. "
Explanation:
Zechariah prophesied that Christ's coming would be to set family member and neighbor against each other, to make they choice: Would they serve Him or not? Would they take up and follow His cross or not?
Zech 8:12 Prophecy
"For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. "
Zechariah 8:12 Fulfillment
John "15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. "
Explanation:
Zechariah telling that when Jesus comes, He shall bring forth fruit through those who follow Him, and spread His gosepl, and they shall posess all things they shall ask the Father for in His name.
Zech 8:23 Prophecy
"Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you."
Zechariah 8:23 Fulfillment
Acts "2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."
Explanation:
Zechariah foreshadowing the time of Pentecost, when many nations and languages would come seeking the Lord in Jerusalem.
Zech 9:9 Prophecy
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. "
Zechariah 9:9 Fulfillment
John "12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. "
Explanation:
Zechariah 9 foretelling the triumphant entry of Jesus upon a donkey into Jerusalem as the King of Zion.
Zech 9:10 Prophecy
"And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. "
Zechariah 9:10 Fulfillment
Ephesians "1:20 in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet"
I Peter 4:11 "through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Explanation:
Zechariah describes the dominion Jesus Christ would bring when God raised Him from the dead, far above all things in heaven and earth.
Zech 9:16 Prophecy
"And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people"
Zechariah 9:16 Fulfillment
John "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life"
Explanation:
Zechariah describing how Jesus would save His sheep, by laying down His life for them.
Zech 11:12-13 Prophecy
"And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. "
Zechariah 11:12-13 Fulfillment
Matthew 26:14 "Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in."
Explanation:
Zechariah prophesying the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, and the purchase of the potter's field for 30 pieces of silver.
Zech 12:1-3 Prophecy
"The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it."
Zechariah 12:1-3 Fulfillment
Luke 20:18 "Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."
Explanation:
Zechariah is prophesying about the future seige of Judea by Rome, and Zechariah makes it known that at that time, will the prophecies concerning the awaited Messiah come to fulfillment. Jesus is the burdensome stone in Jerusalem that all the people of the earth are cut in peices and grind assunder by.
Zech 12:7-8 Prophecy
"The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. "
Explanation:
Jesus came first, to save the 'tents of Judah' and the 'house of David' who trusted and looked in expectation for Him; Simeon and Anna and Nathaniel being examples. Through the Lord Jesus, the weak are made strong; as was exampled in the lame man described in Acts 3: "And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know "
Zech 12:10 Prophecy
"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. "
Zechariah 12:10 Fulfillment
John "19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. "
Luke 23:27 "And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me"
Explanation:
Zechariah sharing a most vivid description of the Crucifixion and mourning of Christ. These scriptures explain themselves; to add more otherwise, detracts from their very own perfect testimony.
Zech 13:1-3 Prophecy
"In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. "
Explanation:
The fountain flows from the nail-scarred hands which provide remission of all sin and uncleanliness. "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself"
Zech 13:7 Prophecy
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. "
Zechariah 13:7 Fulfillment
Mark "14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. "
Explanation:
Zechariah foretelling the disciples abandoning Jesus the night before His crucifixion.
Zech 13:8-9 Prophecy
"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. "
Explanation:
Not all of the people of the Land would survive the fire. Many turned away from Jesus and renounced Him, even yelling "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!". Jesus Himself told us that wide is the path that leadeth to destruction and many go therein.....but few (those refined by His fuller's soap) go the narrow way, which leadeth unto Everlasting Life. Those are His people. The Lord is their God!
Zech 2:10-11 Prophecy
"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee."
Explanation:
Zechariah speaks of a time coming, in which the Lord of Hosts will dwell in the midst of zion, and many nations shall be joined to Him in that day, and shall be His people. This was fulfilled in the 1st century AD, when the Lord of Hosts did come and dwell in the midst of them; and many nations (Gentiles) did become His people.
Zech 3:8-9 Prophecy
"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. "
Zechariah 3:8-9 Fulfillment
Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. "
Explanation:
When Jesus, the BRANCH, said those eternal words, "It Is Finished", He most certainly removed the iniquity of the land in one day. Zechariah looked forward to that day.
Zech 6:12-15 Prophecy
"And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. "
Zechariah 6:12-15 Fulfillment
Mark 14:58 "I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."
Acts 15:16 "After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles"
Explanation:
In the earlier passages prior to this, Zechariah prophesies about the temple Zerubbabel would initiate and complete. Now Zechariah goes further, showing that the true temple of the Lord, will be the one that Jesus Christ, the BRANCH, shall build; and it shall be built upon living stones by those from afar off who come and participate in its building.
Zech 8:3-8 Prophecy
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. "
Zechariah 8:3-8 Fulfillment
Matthew "21:42 this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? "
Luke 1:21 "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
Luke 13:29 "And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. "
2 Corinthians 6:16 " for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Explanation:
Zechariah describes Jesus coming to save His people from the east to the west from their sins, and He would be marvelous in their eyes, and they shall be His people and He shall be their God; and so it was and so it continues to be.
Zech 8:10 Prophecy
"For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. "
Zechariah 8:10 Fulfillment
Matthew "10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. "
Explanation:
Zechariah prophesied that Christ's coming would be to set family member and neighbor against each other, to make they choice: Would they serve Him or not? Would they take up and follow His cross or not?
Zech 8:12 Prophecy
"For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. "
Zechariah 8:12 Fulfillment
John "15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. "
Explanation:
Zechariah telling that when Jesus comes, He shall bring forth fruit through those who follow Him, and spread His gosepl, and they shall posess all things they shall ask the Father for in His name.
Zech 8:23 Prophecy
"Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you."
Zechariah 8:23 Fulfillment
Acts "2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."
Explanation:
Zechariah foreshadowing the time of Pentecost, when many nations and languages would come seeking the Lord in Jerusalem.
Zech 9:9 Prophecy
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. "
Zechariah 9:9 Fulfillment
John "12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. "
Explanation:
Zechariah 9 foretelling the triumphant entry of Jesus upon a donkey into Jerusalem as the King of Zion.
Zech 9:10 Prophecy
"And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. "
Zechariah 9:10 Fulfillment
Ephesians "1:20 in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet"
I Peter 4:11 "through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Explanation:
Zechariah describes the dominion Jesus Christ would bring when God raised Him from the dead, far above all things in heaven and earth.
Zech 9:16 Prophecy
"And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people"
Zechariah 9:16 Fulfillment
John "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life"
Explanation:
Zechariah describing how Jesus would save His sheep, by laying down His life for them.
Zech 11:12-13 Prophecy
"And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. "
Zechariah 11:12-13 Fulfillment
Matthew 26:14 "Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in."
Explanation:
Zechariah prophesying the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, and the purchase of the potter's field for 30 pieces of silver.
Zech 12:1-3 Prophecy
"The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it."
Zechariah 12:1-3 Fulfillment
Luke 20:18 "Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."
Explanation:
Zechariah is prophesying about the future seige of Judea by Rome, and Zechariah makes it known that at that time, will the prophecies concerning the awaited Messiah come to fulfillment. Jesus is the burdensome stone in Jerusalem that all the people of the earth are cut in peices and grind assunder by.
Zech 12:7-8 Prophecy
"The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. "
Explanation:
Jesus came first, to save the 'tents of Judah' and the 'house of David' who trusted and looked in expectation for Him; Simeon and Anna and Nathaniel being examples. Through the Lord Jesus, the weak are made strong; as was exampled in the lame man described in Acts 3: "And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know "
Zech 12:10 Prophecy
"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. "
Zechariah 12:10 Fulfillment
John "19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. "
Luke 23:27 "And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me"
Explanation:
Zechariah sharing a most vivid description of the Crucifixion and mourning of Christ. These scriptures explain themselves; to add more otherwise, detracts from their very own perfect testimony.
Zech 13:1-3 Prophecy
"In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. "
Explanation:
The fountain flows from the nail-scarred hands which provide remission of all sin and uncleanliness. "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself"
Zech 13:7 Prophecy
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. "
Zechariah 13:7 Fulfillment
Mark "14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. "
Explanation:
Zechariah foretelling the disciples abandoning Jesus the night before His crucifixion.
Zech 13:8-9 Prophecy
"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. "
Explanation:
Not all of the people of the Land would survive the fire. Many turned away from Jesus and renounced Him, even yelling "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!". Jesus Himself told us that wide is the path that leadeth to destruction and many go therein.....but few (those refined by His fuller's soap) go the narrow way, which leadeth unto Everlasting Life. Those are His people. The Lord is their God!