Zechariah 9:3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.
The imagery in verse 3 really struck me: “she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.” Silver and gold are precious and valuable, but Tyre has treated them as worthless, of no more value than dust and dirt in the streets.
Zechariah 9:4 But the Lord will take away her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
I wonder if there is a parallel to the way Tyre treats people, particularly the Israelites. Now that the faithful remnant is all that remains, God seems to be cleaning house. He’s smoothing the way of the remnant, He knows the value of precious things and of precious people. He’s “keeping watch”.
Zechariah 9:8 But I will encamp at my temple to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.
Lord, Thank You for the beauty in Your word, for the number of times a verse, thought, or image strikes me as I read. Thank You for the ability to wonder and speculate about Your meaning. Thank You for the fact that I never have to speculate about Your love, mercy, and compassion for Your people. Amen.
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Have a blessed day. I love you.