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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 14:17

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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14:17 come to Jerusalem to worship: Jerusalem, with God’s Temple, is envisioned as the center of God’s universal kingdom (8:20-22; see Isa 56:6-7; 66:19-23; Mic 4:1; Hag 2:7; Rev 21:1-2, 10-27). • no rain: This was one of the curses God pronounced against Israel for covenant disobedience (see Deut 28:22-24). That curse extended to all the nations, as God’s rule extends over all peoples (cp. Zech 10:1).
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