Zechariah 9:1-17

The prophet opens the chapter announcing the rise of the Greek Empire and the ultimate destruction of Tyre by Alexander the Great. This judgment will pass upon the Philistines as well, all of whom have been blood-eating idolaters. However, God will defend Jerusalem because Messiah is coming (9:8). In the latter half of the chapter, Zechariah describes the assent of the Messiah to His throne in righteousness and peace bringing salvation. Not by means of war, but through the blood of Messiah's Covenant, the New Testament. Judah and Ephraim go forth as an arrow from God's bow, as lightening and whirlwinds from the south subduing the nations in salvation.