Zechariah 10:1-7 - The Cornerstone, the Nail, and the Battle Bow

Opening chapter 10 in his verse-by-verse study of the Book of Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה), Brother Gideon Levytam teaches verses 1 to 7, spoken to the remnant returned from Babylon. Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain, the malkosh (מַלְקוֹשׁ) that falls in the spring. In Israel rain stands for God's blessing, material and spiritual, on a land that drinks its water from heaven (Deuteronomy 11:14). The idols and the diviners comfort in vain; Israel wandered as a flock with no shepherd. The LORD's anger burned against the false shepherds who led His people astray. But the LORD of hosts visits His flock, the house of Judah.
Drawing the contrast, Gideon shows the true Shepherd in verse 4, where four times it says: out of Him. Out of Him comes the cornerstone, the sure foundation on which Israel and the church alike are built (Isaiah 28:16). Out of Him the nail, the peg on which everything hangs. Out of Him the battle bow, and out of Him every oppressor is defeated. This is the Messiah, the King of chapter 9 who came in humility. Israel will be healed through Him, and will be victorious because the LORD is with them. The LORD promises: I will strengthen the house of Judah; I will save the house of Joseph; I will bring them again, for I have mercy upon them. The ten tribes are not lost. They shall be as though He had not cast them off, and their hearts shall rejoice in the LORD.
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