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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

The Prophet Zechariah

Chapter 1




2. The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
3. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
4. Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
5. Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
6. But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

7. Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 8. I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

9. Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these be.

10. And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 11. And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

12. Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? 13. And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

14. So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. 15. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

16. Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

17. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
18. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19. And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns* which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

20. And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.**

21. Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

* In the Ancient World, An Animal Horn is the symbol of Military or political Power.

**A carpenter is also a blacksmith.

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Oh LORD, Our God,
How Excellent is Your Name over all the Earth!
How Wonderful You Are;
How Magnificent,
and How Glorious!
Magnified and Sanctified is Your Most Holy Name,
And from Generation to Generation,
Shall all People Call You Great and Wonderful!
For You Alone Are Worthy, You Alone Are LORD,
You Alone Are The One True God Of Abraham!
The Heavens Declare your Glory,
And With Every New Bit Of Knowledge We Gain Of Nature and the Firmament,
We Are Overwhelmed By The Awesomeness of You.
For You Created it All,
Your Imagination is Boundless,
Endless, Eternal, Limitless.
How can anyone presume to know Your Ways or to Speak For You?

And Yet, Abba Father,
You have given us Permission to Call You "Father",
To Pray to You,
To Bare Our Souls To You,
and To Cry Out To You in Our Distress!
You Chasten Your Children because we need it to grow and learn and become better people.

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Good Morning!

May You All Have a Blessed, Healthy, and Happy New Year!

I have returned from my "vacation" up North, in which I repaired Tile, Participated in installing an Electric Stove, Shoveled Snow(not a lot), helped repair a shower valve, and provided some daily wound care for my Mom. It made me REALLY appreciate my sister Patty and her hubby Don, who do all of the above plus help raise twin infant grandsons who are the joy of their life! My brother Tom has taken on the task of raising HIS two grandsons, age 11 and 5, after the recent and sudden death of his beloved daughter Chris. Another sister is helping raise HER grandson, and two of my other sibs are prepping to leave Taxachusetts. So, my beloved family is both coming together and splitting up at the same time. It was a wonderful visit, and I got to see everybody in my huge family.
Lynn-Dah-The-Dog enjoyed her stay so much at the Pet Lodge, but she was really happy to come home with her Momma.

We are starting the Book of Zechariah Today! This is a Book by a prophet that was a contemporary of Daniel, and lived in Babylon during the Exile.
He is another so-called "Minor" Prophet, but he has a MAJOR Message for our day!
The imagery in Zechariah is remarkable, and bears a close resemblance to the Visions recorded in The Book of Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of Revelation.
The Book is replete with Visions of Lamp-stands, Olive Trees, Horses, Bowls of oil, and Angels.
I hope and pray that you will enjoy this rather difficult Book with me, and be edified by it.

You may find some of the Imagery very relevant to today's headlines.

Come and pray For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[fieldmarshaldj]

Glad that your trip went A-OK. Happy New Year.

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Thank You, fieldmarshaldj, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

Welcome back, ML.! Looking forward to learn more.

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, our FRiends in need and our beloved Nation.

Happy New Year and blessings to all, etabeta

[2sheds]

Welcome back!
And it sounds like you have a wonderful family.

[blueyon]

Amen and WELCOME BACK Hope you had a nice Christmas

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Here is an interesting tidbit from today's Chapter. My NASB translates "Going To and Fro" as "PATROLLING". It is also interesting that The Prophet uses the analogy of a CARPENTER as the one who will bring about an end to the Exile.

Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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Yes...I DO have a Wonderful Family. I Miss 'em Already!.

Thank You, 2Sheds, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Yes...had a WONDERFUL Christmas, and played music with my three sisters. It's been YEARS since we have done that.

Thank You, Blueyon, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Jeanbl]

Happy New Year Dear sister, so glad to see you back. This morning before I logged onto FR, I posted this in my journal: Zechariah 9:12 Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee. . . O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for ever. Psalm 131:3 Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem and the Salvation of Israel - Looks like Zechariah was on my heart too. I look forward to praying this book together for the Peace of Jerusalem <3

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Sounds Like a "Confirmation" to me!

Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[Mrs.Z]

Happy for your trip and happy to agree with you in prayers for Jerusalem.

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Thank You, Mrs.Z, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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[NEWwoman]

Great you are looking at the “minor” prophets - which are so neglected. There are gems in there.

Joining in prayer for all the saints in Israel, our beloved country and the world.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[geologist]

Welcome back, we missed you.

Symbolical ism tends to be difficult to understand. God's word stands forever.

One of the reasons for so many denomination's and differences in interpretation are man's opinions become part of the teaching. Humanism is wide spread currently and has been for many years. We pray for light to see truly when we come to Thy Word in Jesus name. Amen.

Everlasting Father, Eternal one, help us to discern The truth of Thy Word. We pray for the peace of Israel, Jerusalem, for men of good will, for America to regain our moorings and the base of our faith. We love Thee, glorify Thee, praise, honor and worship Thy Word. We thank Thee for Thy continuing blessings in our lives. We glorify Thy love, hope, grace, tender mercies, goodness, compassion, righteousness, and loving kindness. thank Thee LORD.

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Thank You, geologist, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Glad you are back safe. :-)

Prayers up for Israel

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Thank You, DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our Families and FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Own Beloved USA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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