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In that day there shall be a spring opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
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The Fountain is Christ's Blood
Commentators unanimously identify the "opened fountain" as a prophecy of the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. Unlike the temporary, symbolic washings of the Old Testament law, this fountain represents the permanent, infinitely effective cleansing from sin made possible through Christ's sacrifice. It is the ultimate reality to which the old ceremonies pointed.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In that day there shall be a fountain opened (Zechariah 13:1) – Zechariah often repeats “in that day” ([Reference Zecha…
19th Century
Anglican
Some critics consider that Zechariah 12:0, Zechariah 13:1–6, andZechariah 14:0 were composed in the time of Jeh…
Baptist
They will see that pardon when they have truly seen their sin.
Once the foulness of their transgression is perceived, then the fountain, the…
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16th Century
Protestant
From this verse we learn again that Zechariah promised the spirit of repentance to the Jews, so that they would find God still favorable to them, e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In that day there shall be a fountain opened
Which Aben Ezra and Kimchi understand literally; but R. Moses the pri…
In the time mentioned at the close of the previous chapter, a fountain would be opened to the rulers and people of the Jews, in which to wash away …
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