Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the Word for today,

Kastertre continues with the prophecy of the coming king as we pick up in Zakaria chapter 9 verse 3 and now

with today's message here's pastor Chuck.

It would seem that this particular prophecy in the first part here of chapter 9 is a reference

to the coming of Alexander the Great and conquering this territory, the territory of Syria and then of Lebanon and on south into the coastal plains of Israel.

So Tyres did build herself a stronghold, heaped up the silver as dust, fine gold is the mud in the streets.

Behold the Lord will cast her out and he will smite her power in the sea. Interesting. Of course at this time they had already built the island fortress.

And she shall be devoured with fire. Of course, Alexander the great burned the city of Tyres

to the ground after he conquered it

because of the fact that they dared to defy him.

Now, the southern coastal cities, Ashgolan shall see it in fear.

Gaza also shall see it and be very sorrowful.

And Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed, and the king shall perish from Gaza and

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