Zechariah 12:9-14 - Mourning for the one they have pierced

12:9

Things will not be pretty for the nations that attack Jerusalem, for God will seek to destroy them. We rightly emphasise the love and mercy of God, but we also need to remember the judgement of God. If we experience persecution the ideal outcome is that those who persecute us repent and believe, but if they do not we need to know that God will judge them.

12:10

This is one of the key verses that so clearly points to Jesus. It is also one that has not been fulfilled yet, referring to the Jews looking to Jesus. The house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will receive a spirit of grace and supplication. They need grace because of their persistent rejection of God, something that has gone on for thousands of years, but a change will come. There will be a deep sorrow over what they did to Jesus when He came to earth.

12:11-14

On that day the mourning will spread throughout the land, encompassing the whole of Israel. and the mourning will be greater than any other mourning they have experienced, and we should remember the numerous horrific things that the Jews have gone through. They will appreciate the true horror of what they did, and of their rejection of Jesus.