Preparing the Way of the Lord
“‘Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me.
“‘Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me.
“In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on
“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor
“Thus says the LORD, ‘I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of
“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded
“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Heed the sound of my cry
“Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.
“Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there were four horns. So I
“For thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘After glory He has sent Me against the nations
“Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, ‘What are these, my
“‘Therefore wait for Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘For the day when I rise up as a
“Seek the LORD, all you HUMBLE of the earth who have carried out His ordinances; Seek