Deliverer
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Ehud The Deliverer
Ehud The Deliverer
looking at the subject of deliverance
deliverance is done through a deliverer
a woman stuck in a car in the middle of a flooded river
the fire department sends a man to rescue her from danger
the deliverer goes out with a rope and flotation device to bring her to safety
And again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. So Yahweh strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and Amalekites, and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of palms. And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
the Israelites were doing evil, so God had to take them to the woodshed.
the Israelites cried for mercy
Judges 3:15 (LEB)
And the Israelites cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite and a left-handed man. And the Israelites sent a tribute to Eglon king of Moab through him.
Ehud killed the king and with the volunteer army, destroyed the Moabite army. and brought peace to the nation
Here in Zechariah the Lord will deliver Jerusalem from Alexander the Great
read Zechariah 9 1-10
PRAY
The Conquest
The Conquest
Alexander the Great is going to conquer the world around Israel
this is a prophecy that is still 150 years away
this is the legs of bronze of Daniels prophecy
And after you another kingdom inferior to yours will arise, and another third kingdom of bronze that will rule over the whole earth.
An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place. For to Yahweh belongs the eye of humankind, and all the tribes of Israel,
this is when he will come near and into Israel
Damascus, Hamath, and Hadrach are to the north
and also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise!
Tyre was on the mainland but they were destroyed so they rebuilt on an Island
with a double 150 foot wall surrounding the Island
Tyre has built a fortification for itself, and it heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets.
with it’s ports and trade vessels it made itself wealthy
Look! The Lord will drive it out and will hurl its outer ramparts into the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.
Alexander did what the other conquers could not do
he took the building blocks from the old city and build a causeway to the Island
we give Alexander the credit but it was really God
Zechariah 9:4 (LEB)
Look! The Lord will drive it out and will hurl its outer ramparts into the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.
now Alexander is heading south
Ashkelon will see and will be afraid, and Gaza will writhe exceedingly, and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined. And the king from Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited. A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.
after this time the Philistines will turn to God and be apart of Israel
I will remove its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth. And it too will be a remnant for our God; and it will be like a tribal chief in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.
At this time we need to look at the historian Josephus to fill in some gaps
as Alexander is defeating the Philistines which takes quite a while
He asks for supplies from Jerusalem. the high priest refuses being loyal to the Persians
Alexander then goes to Egypt who surrenders immediately
Alexander then returns to destroy Jerusalem
on the way he receives a dream that he will meet the High priest and that he will not destroy Jerusalem
the high priest also receives a dream that he should wear his high preisty garments and with 3 other priests dressed in white
they meet Alexander on the road to Jerusalem where Alexander bows to the God that the high priest represents
Alexander is shown this Prophecy
But I will encamp at my temple like a guard, against those crossing through and returning; no oppressor will cross through them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.
Jesus the Deliverer will be on guard in Jerusalem to deliver them from the invasion by Alexander
the Jews at the time of Zechariah were worried about their safety
the walls were not built as of yet
the people around them were not exactly friendly
they needed reassurance
so God sent them this prophecy
of a deliverer who is in their midst
did they deserve God’s deliverance
did the people at the time of Ehud deserve anything good
no they were in trouble and they turned to God
the Israelites in Egypt needed a deliverer and turned to God
He gave them Moses to bring them out of bondage
again did they deserve it? they were heathens
all though history God has provided a deliverer
Jesus Our Deliverer
Jesus Our Deliverer
all of these Old testament examples are a shadow of Jesus
But I will encamp at my temple like a guard, against those crossing through and returning; no oppressor will cross through them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.
lets look at this next verse in context
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!
Jesus is coming as a deliverer
not to deliver them from tyranny of the Romans
but from the Tyranny of sin
why was it that they always needed a deliverer?
because of their sin
always turned from God and to other gods
turn to Judges 6
6-1 did evil
6-7 called out to God
6-7 prophet is sent to remind the people of what God has done
6-10 don’t fear their gods
6 11 Jesus came to Gideon
6 13 where is this great God?
6 28 the men of the city wants to murder the person who cut down the false gods worship
over and over the people needed a deliverer because of their sin
Rejoice greatly your ultimate deliverer is coming
the one who will save His people from their sins
so why couldn't they just stop sinning and going into captivity
because of their heart
The heart is deceitful more than anything else, and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?
just as it is written, “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; There is no one who practices kindness; there is not even one.
And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself, “Never again will I curse the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy all life as I have done.
We need a deliverer to save us from ourselves
we are born in sin
we are born with a sin nature
our mind is corrupt
we are born a slave to sin
we are in need of a deliverer to buy us out of this slavery
we need a God that is capable of changing us into new creations
we need to be born again
turn to John 3
Jesus our deliverer is explaining this concept with Nicodemus
3-3 you must be born from above to be able to come into the kingdom
3-5 born of the Spirit
3-6 there is a difference between flesh and Spirit
3-14 Jesus must be crucified
For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
3-18 we are already condemned if we do not believe
