TEXT: Zechariah 9:9-10
First, Jesus is King. The first thing we need to recognize is the Kingship of Jesus. This gives us hope because of several reasons: His authority, His justice, His salvation, and His humility. Jesus’ absolute authority. Absolute authority is one of the defining qualities of ancient monarchs. While most modern monarchs, like those of the United Kingdom or Spain, have little actual power and mostly function as figure heads of state, most ancient monarchs had absolute authority over their realm. There is even a phrase originating from the medieval world, “the divine right of kings.” This phrase was meant to convey that a king had authority from God to rule, not just from his subjects or his own power. While the application of this concept to earthly kings may be erroneous, the Bible is clear that Jesus is that kind of King. He has the divine right to rule over earth. During His first coming, most of the Jews and most of the world did not recognize Him as king. Most people unfortunately do not recognize Him as King today. However, during His second coming, all will be forced to recognize Him as King. Ed Rea said, “The first and second comings of Jesus Christ are compressed here in these two verses, 9 and 10. Verse 9 clearly refers to Jesus’ first coming and verse 10 to His second coming, which even two thousand years later has yet to take place.