Zechariah 13:1 Meaning
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Context Explained
1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
2And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
3And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 John 1:7
John speaks of the blood of Jesus cleansing us from all sin, paralleling the fountain imagery.
Hebrews 9:14
The cleansing power of Christ's sacrifice is explained, connecting to the fountain in Zechariah.
Revelation 22:1
The river of life in Revelation echoes the cleansing fountain imagery from Zechariah.
Source: Zechariah 13:1