Praise for God
Where even to start today? Zechariah 12:1-9. Look at how God defends His people. He makes their enemies look drunk, hurt themselves, be burnt up. He will so clearly fight for His people that it will be said, "The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through Yahweh of hosts, their God." v7-8 are cool. It really seems to me to go with Romans 9-11, and how the new Israel fits with the old Israel. He gives salvation to us -- the Gentiles -- first, so that their glory may not surpass ours. BWAH. BAM! He saves us -- Jews and Gentiles -- He gets the glory! [Editing note: That is seriously what it says in my notes. I think I've been in the Greek II class for a while.] AND THEN.... Zechariah 12:10-11. Arrow straight to Jesus, anyone? God does pour out a spirit of grace on us. And pleas for mercy for having pierced Him. Crazy, isn't it, that the firs t plea for mercy for us was from the one pierced? Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Matth