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"Ashkelon shall see it and fear"

Text: Zechariah 9:5

THE PHILISTINE ALLIES

Tyre and Sidon were allied with the Philistines. God’s destruction of Tyre caused the Philistines to be afraid.

“Ashkelon shall see it and fear;
Gaza also shall be very sorrowful;
And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation.
The king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”
Zechariah 9:5

1. The famous cities of the Philistine kingdom

a) They were spread out in five cities.

b) The cities were mentioned in Zechariah 9:5-6.

i) Ashkelon

ii) Gaza

iii) Ekron

iv) Ashdod

v) Gath

(This city was not mentioned here; Cf. It was mentioned by David in his dirge for Saul and Jonathan, 2 Samuel 1:20a).

c) The leaders who ruled in these cities were called “kings”.

d) They were quite closely knit among themselves.

2. The destruction of Tyre

a) Ashkelon would see Tyre’s destruction and would be in fear of God.

b) Gaza would also witness this destruction and be sorrowful.

c) Ekron’s expectation (hope) would be dried up.

3. Fate of two kings were highlighted

a) Gaza’s king would perish.

b) Ashkelon would also perish as Philistine city and would become uninhabited.