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Rejoice in the Coming King
It is probably best to understand these verses as a prophetic description of the Lord’s march south to Jerusalem destroying the traditional enemies of Israel. As history shows the agent of the Lord’s judgment was Alexander the Great. He advanced on the war horse south from Syri …

God Helps His People Fight Their Battles
Covenants in Old Testament times were sealed with blood, much like we would sign our name to a contract today. “The blood of thy covenant” (v. 11) may refer to the sacrifices of the mosaic covenant (Ex. 24:8), but could relate back to the Abrahamic covenant which was …