The Apple of His Eye

O. T. #2278  "The Apple of His Eye"

Sept. 13, 2022

Zechariah2-Part 3

...for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye.       (verse 8b)

LET IT GLOW

In the third vision, Zechariah saw a man (Jesus) with a measuring line in His hand. the prophet asked Him what He was doing. Then an angel (Holy Spirit) came to Him and said to tell Zechariah someday Jerusalem would be so full of people and livestock that there would not be room enough for everyone. Many will live outside the city walls. Jesus will then be a protective wall of fire around the city. Jesus will be the glory inside the city! (verses 1-5)

What else were the instructions?

The scattered exiles were to return to Jerusalem. The first group of Jewish returnees were about 47,000 under Zerubbabel and Cyrus of Persia. The second group (3,500) was led by Ezra during Artaxerxes' reign. The third group was led by Nehemiah, with an unknown number of Jews under the same king. (Ezra 1-10; Nehemiah 1-13) 

Do we heed the instructions of the Lord in His Word when we hear it? do we need to remind other believers to return?  

LET IT GROW

What else will happen?

• After a period of glory, Jesus will be sent to the nations who plundered His chosen people, the Jews.
• God's children are the apple of His eye. With tender care and affectionate love, God cares for His children, the church and the Jews. They are so dear to Him that they are compared to the tender and weak part of Him, the pupil of God's eye. So anyone who offends/injures His beloved, offends God and will receive the greatest injury. Wow!
• Jesus will raise His fist to crush them and their own slaves will plunder the offenders.(verse 9)

Psalm 17:8 says, Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings.

As one is so zealous to shield his own eye from danger, so God shelters His servants. (Tony Evans)

Beloved, you are so precious to God, for we are His very own children. (Ps. 116:15) Treating any believer unkindly is the same as treating God that way. How we treat others is the way we are treating Jesus (Matt. 25:34-46)

LET IT GO

Help us to love one another, Jesus. 

Thank You for Your love that never fails.