BoZ 18 Tom Bradford's Torah Class - Book of Zechariah Chapter 9 cont. скачать в хорошем качестве

BoZ 18 Tom Bradford's Torah Class - Book of Zechariah Chapter 9 cont.

In verse 9, the order to rejoice is given to the “daughter of Zion’, and for the “daughter of Jerusalem” to shout out (this is a joyful shouting). Daughter of Zion is often used when the literary context is Hebrew poetry. “ A daughter of such and such” is meant to indicate the inhabitants of a certain place, with the emphasis on the place. Why daughter and not son? Probably because place names are given in the grammatically feminine gender. Zion and Jerusalem together indicate the Holy City. Zion is usually referring to Jerusalem in its redeemed state, and in its earliest use probably also produced more the mental picture of the City of David section of the overall city. So, another sense of this is that the order to rejoice and shout is given to the older and newer parts of Jerusalem… all of it; the original and whatever is included in it in the now and in the future. But, the truly important essence of Jerusalem is as the place that YHWH has set apart for Himself, and has made His name to reside there, and that is represented by the Temple. Make no mistake, while this language is figurative and is more expression than it is intended to be taken as literal reality, it reflects ancient, traditional historical understandings of the need of gods for personal residences. Tom Bradford