Lux Domini

Zechariah  9:1

The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

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Interpretation

Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were in warfare in these countries, the Lord promised to protect his people.

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This thought runs through Zechariah 9:1-4.

Zechariah 9:1 Zechariah 9:2 Zechariah 9:3 Zechariah 9:4

Glossary

Aram Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Damascus.
Damascus Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.
Hadrach Place
The name of a country ( Zech. 9:1 ) which cannot be identified. Rawlinson would identify it with Edessa. He mentions that in the Assyrian inscriptions it is recorded that. Modern identification: Tell Afis.