"For I, saith
Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory
in the midst of her" Zech. 2:5
At the 7th verse of
ch. 1 begins the series of eight visions in which the history of Israel from
then to the consummation of the Divine purpose was foretold. The 1st that of
the myrtle trees (1:7-17), which shows
the long period during which the chosen people of God must dwell among the
shadows. The 2nd, that of horns and smiths (1:18-21), recognizes the forces which will be against these people;
and the forces which God raises up to destroy those who scatter them. These
words occur in the 3rd vision, which occupies the whole of this chapter. It is
a radiant setting forth of the restoration
and prosperity which will eventually come to Israel as the result of the
Divine care. IT IS A GLORIOUS VISION OF JERUSALEM AS IT WILL BE. A young man
was seen going forth to measure the city. He was stopped and told in effect
that no measurement of his could encompass the spacious glory of that city of
God which would stretch out into the garden lands like villages. Then came this
fine and final figure of speech. When that city is established at last, she
will need no material walls to render her safe, Jehovah will encompass her as a
wall of fire and be in the midst of her as her supreme glory. The city of God
has always been the goal of the men and women of faith in their pilgrimage,
their witness, and their warfare, and no suggestion as to its glory and beauty
and safety, in all the Biblical literature, is more perfect and wonderful than
this.
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