What does Zechariah 12:10 say will happen when the house of David and Jerusalem look on the one they pierced?
Zechariah 12:10 says God will pour upon the house of David and Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplication. They shall look upon the one they pierced—the one they crucified—and they shall mourn for him. Their mourning is like tears of reunion, as brothers weeping together.
Les teaches that Christ came to His people the first time, was rejected, and returned to glory as an exiled king. He promised to come back, and when He appears the second time, Israel will respond differently. Les points to Zechariah 12:10, where God pours out the spirit of grace and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They will look on the One they pierced—the One they crucified—and mourn for Him. Les compares this mourning to the tears of reunion, like the brothers who wept when reunited with Joseph. It is a mourning of recognition and reunion, not despair.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
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Who are 'they' in Zechariah 12:10 who look upon the one they pierced?
In Zechariah 12:10, the 'they' who look upon the one they pierced are the Israelites/Jews, and they will mourn for Him.