Zechariah 8:8

8 and I will 1bring them back and they will 2live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be 3My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.'

Zechariah 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 8:8

And l will bring them
To Zion, into the church of God, the Gospel fold, where Christ has engaged to bring his other sheep, that there may be one fold for Jew and Gentile, ( Jeremiah 3:14 ) ( John 10:16 ) : and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:
the Gospel church; and be no more foreigners and strangers, but of the household of God, enjoying all the immunities and privileges of the Jerusalem that is above, the mother of us all: and they shall be my people;
appear to be so by effectual calling; which makes those manifest to be the people of God, to be in the covenant of his grace, who before were not known to be so, either by themselves or others, ( 1 Peter 2:10 ) : and I will be their God, in truth, and in righteousness;
according to the covenant of his grace, which will now in a very open manner be truly and faithfully fulfilled; and they, in consequence of the grace bestowed on them, will worship God in sincerity and truth, being justified by the righteousness of Christ, and so will have no dependence on their own for their acceptance with God; see ( Hosea 2:19 Hosea 2:20 ) .

Zechariah 8:8 In-Context

6 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?' declares the LORD of hosts.
7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west ;
8 and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.'
9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Let your hands be strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, to the end that the temple might be built.
10 'For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies, and I set all men one against another.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Zephaniah 3:20; Zechariah 10:10
  • 2. Jeremiah 3:17; Ezekiel 37:25
  • 3. Ezekiel 11:20; Ezekiel 36:28; Zechariah 2:11

Footnotes 1

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