Why does Zechariah 8:20 sound familiar?
Zechariah 8:20 sounds familiar because its opening words match Isaiah's wording: “It shall yet come to pass.” The same prophecy describes people from many cities and strong nations coming to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, echoing Isaiah’s earlier promise about Gentiles seeking God.
Les explains that Zechariah 8:20 is another verse used often. He reads it from the next-to-last Old Testament book, chapter 8, verse 20, and notes the phrase “It shall yet come to pass” sounds familiar because it is exactly the way Isaiah put it. The passage speaks of people and inhabitants of many cities going speedily to pray before the LORD and seek the LORD of hosts. Les says many people and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, where He has set up His throne and kingdom. In those days, when Israel would be evangelizing those pagan Gentiles, ten men out of all languages of the nations will take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
More Questions
Which prophet uses the phrase 'It shall yet come to pass' the same way as Zechariah?
Les notes that Zechariah's phrase 'It shall yet come to pass' is exactly the way Isaiah put it.
Who are the people in Zechariah 8 who go from city to city to pray before the Lord?
In Zechariah 8, the people who go from city to city to pray before the Lord are Gentiles, not Jews.