The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “Spirit” it comes from the Hebrew Word “ruach” which means “spirit, wind, breath.”
Zechariah promises Jerusalem’s deliverance and a Spirit of grace poured out on the mourning house of David. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is Zechariah 12.
Zechariah records the burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, the Lord who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the “spirit,” “ruach” in Hebrew, of man within him, declaring He will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling to all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
Zechariah declares in that day He will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people, all who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it, promising He will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness, He opening His eyes upon the house of Judah, and smiting every horse of the people with blindness, the governors of Judah saying in their heart, the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be their strength in the Lord of hosts their God.
Zechariah delivers one of Scripture’s most profound prophecies, declaring, “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn,” a verse John’s Gospel directly connects to the piercing of Jesus’s side at the crucifixion, describing a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon, the land mourning, every family apart, this remarkable prophecy uniting genuine national deliverance with mourning over a pierced, rejected figure identified with the Lord Himself.
Zechariah’s astonishing prophecy, they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, remarkably identifies the pierced figure with the Lord Himself, a striking theological claim John’s Gospel directly applies to the crucifixion of Jesus. This chapter’s combination of military deliverance and deep national mourning suggests genuine restoration ultimately requires honest reckoning with a rejected, pierced Messiah rather than mere political victory alone.
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