Zechariah 12:8

God's Word

On that day the Lord will defend those who live in Jerusalem so that even those who stumble will be like David, and David’s family will be like God, like the Messenger of the Lord ahead of them.

Cross References

Psalm 8:5

You have made him a little lower than yourself. You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Psalm 82:6

I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High.

Exodus 14:19

The Messenger of God, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind them

Exodus 33:2

I will send a Messenger ahead of you, and I will force out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Isaiah 30:26

Then the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun. The light of the sun will be seven times as strong, like the light of seven days. When that day comes, the Lord will bandage his people’s injuries and heal the wounds he inflicted.

Isaiah 31:4

This is what the Lord said to me: A lion, even a young lion, growls over its prey when a crowd of shepherds is called to fight it. It isn’t frightened by their voices or disturbed by the noise they make. So the Lord of Armies will come to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.

Isaiah 33:24

No one who lives ⌞in Zion⌟ will say, “I’m sick.” The sins of its inhabitants will be forgiven.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord is the defender of Israel, its Holy One. This is what the Lord says to the despised one, to the one scorned by the nation, to the slave of rulers: Kings will see ⌞you⌟ and stand. Princes will see ⌞you⌟ and bow. The Lord is faithful. The Holy One of Israel has chosen you.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider him to be worth anything.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their troubles he was troubled, and he was the Messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed them. He always held them and carried them in the past.

Jeremiah 27:10

They are prophesying lies to you. They will cause you to be taken far from your lands. I’ll scatter you, and you will die.

Hosea 1:7

Yet, I will love the descendants of Judah. I will rescue them because I am the Lord their God. I won’t use bows, swords, wars, horses, or horsemen to rescue them.”

Hosea 12:3

Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel while the two of them were in their mother’s womb. When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God.

Hosea 3:5

After that, the Israelites will turn and look to the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord for his blessings in the last days.

Joel 3:10

Hammer your plowblades into swords and your pruning shears into spears. Weaklings should say that they are warriors.

Leviticus 26:8

Five of you will chase a hundred of them, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand of them. You will defeat your enemies,

Micah 5:8

The few people left from Jacob will be among the nations, among many people. They will be like a lion among animals in the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep. When a lion hunts, it tramples ⌞its victims⌟ and tears ⌞them⌟ to pieces, and there is no one to rescue them.

Micah 7:16

Nations will see this and be ashamed in spite of all their strength. They will put their hands over their mouths. Their ears will become deaf.

Micah 7:8

Don’t laugh at me, my enemies. Although I’ve fallen, I will get up. Although I sit in the dark, the Lord is my light.

Zechariah 10:7

The people of Ephraim will be like mighty warriors. Their hearts will be glad as if they had some wine ⌞to drink⌟. Their sons will see it and be glad. Their hearts will find joy in the Lord.

Zechariah 2:5

I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord. I will be the glory within it.’

Zechariah 9:14

The Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go out like lightning. The Almighty Lord will blow the ram’s horn and will march in the storms from the south.

Zechariah 9:8

I will camp in front of my house as a guard against those who come and go. No oppressors will pass through them, because I have seen it with my own eyes.

Malachi 3:1

“I’m going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise  will come. He is the one you want,” says the Lord of Armies.

Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means “God is with us.”

Romans 9:5

The Messiah is descended from their ancestors according to his human nature. The Messiah is God over everything, forever blessed. Amen.

1 Timothy 3:16

The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He  appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory.

Hebrews 11:34

put out raging fires, and escaped death. They found strength when they were weak. They were powerful in battle and defeated other armies.

Joshua 23:10

One of you used to chase a thousand. That was because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as he had promised you.

Revelation 22:13

I am the A and the Z, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendant of David. I am the bright morning star.”