The Manger-Temple (Zechariah 9:9-10) [Jay Thomas]

As we continue Manger in the Minors, we will be in Zechariah 9:9-10. The prophet haunts and yet pursues the people of God with the need for the presence of God to return to His people in order to save, restore, and stay. With images of rubble, physical and spiritual, Zechariah signals hope. God is going to rebuild the Temple, the place of His presence. Then all of a sudden we have another picture... that of a King returning the the city of God. He is an odd king. Not flexing power in a Rolls Royce. But a humble king, riding on a donkey, who will give His life as the way to speak peace and to rule in holiness and love, forever. This King is the presence of God. His IS the temple! So, in that manger was nothing less than a Temple!