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Holy City

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2025-08-07 [스가랴(Zechariah) 2:1 - 2:13]

1	And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!
2	Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
3	And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him
4	and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.
5	And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
6	Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the LORD.
7	Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
8	For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
9	"Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.
10	Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD.
11	And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
12	And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."
13	Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

Thinking & Understanding
Zechariah saw a third vision. In it, a man was holding a measuring line, tasked with measuring Jerusalem. An angel announced that the new Jerusalem would expand beyond its walls, and God, like a fiery wall, would protect it and dwell within it forever (vv. 1-5). Meanwhile, God would strike Babylon in the north and command his people to flee from there quickly (vv. 6-9). The new Jerusalem would become the eternal dwelling place of God and a global city of peace, where both Jews and Gentiles would live together (vv. 10-13).

Who is God?
Vv. 3-5 God is the protector of Jerusalem and its people. The reason the city, though lacking a fortress, is secure is because God himself has become a wall of fire that no enemy can breach. What protective shield surrounds my life? If we rely on earthly resources like money or power to build our security, we are not establishing the holy city of God, but the empty tower of Babel.

Vv. 10-13 God will return to Zion and dwell in the temple among his people (Immanuel). No longer will Zion (Jerusalem) be exclusive to those born as Israelites, but will be a place of worship for all who acknowledge and fear God. The birth of Jesus was the fulfilment of this promise, and the return of Jesus will be the ultimate consummation of the relationship between God and his people.

Prayer
Dear God, may every area of my life become a holy city where you dwell.