Israel’s Messianic King

Zechariah 9:9–17 When Alexander the Great conquered the Middle East, he did not lay siege to Jerusalem. The Jewish people survived his conquest because God kept His promise to protect the city (9:8). After Alexander’s death however, cruel Grecian and Roman rulers subjugated Israel, while the nation hoped for deliverance by a military Messiah. Zechariah revealed that a Messianic King was