Verses 1-8 describe events which were to begin in Zechariah's not-too-distant future.
In verse 9 the predictions reach a crescendo, describing the coming of Jesus - the event in which the saving mood of the prophetic predictions under discussion find their beautiful zenith.
Verses 10-17 revert again to describing events which were to begin in Zechariah's not-too-distant future.
The mood is one of rejoicing, goodness, beauty and salvation. And Jesus is the peak of it all.
Although much of the predictions are likely now already fulfilled, the principle endures that God in His goodness has promised to ultimately deliver all His people (Jew and Gentile) from every last enemy, at His second coming - and it was Christ's first coming which procured this for us.
The predicted deliverances which have now already been experienced historically by the nation of the Jews are still God's heart for Jewish individuals and are a type not only of their present and future salvation in Jesus but also of ours.
How great is His goodness; and how great is His beauty - Jesus our Savior!
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