{21 of 21} Zechariah 14 – “Totally and Wholly, Holy” [v.20-21]

Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

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December 14, 2025

Classification: BIBLE

Zechariah 14

Zechariah 14:20-21 describes the prophecies of the future millennium:

Zechariah 14:²⁰In that day (The millennium when Jesus rules on earth from Jerusalem) “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s (yᵊhōvâ‘s) house shall be like the bowls before the altar (used during sacrificial offerings).

Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
Exodus 15:11 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 28:36 “You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Exodus 39:30 Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
I Chronicles 16:29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
II Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever.”
Psalm 29:1 Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty – A Psalm of David – Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.

Zechariah 14:²¹Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts (yᵊhōvâ ṣāḇā’) (Or: on every pot … shall be engraved “HOLINESS TO THE LORD OF HOSTS”.) Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day (the Millennium), there shall no longer be a Canaanite (impurity, rebellion) in the house of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ ṣāḇā’) of hosts.

A Canaanite is used to describe:
- Someone who does not belong to the laws of God’s land. An outsider.
  - A merchandiser.
  - A son of Ham, a person of shame.
- A person who comes against the agenda and purpose of God.
  - Jude 1:⁴For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
  - Jude 1:⁸Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
  - Jude 1:¹⁵to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

The definition for “Holy” means to be set aside, or separated, specifically for the Lord’s purposes. Clean, pure, and perfect.
Reverence is an act of honor, something to be pursued and sought after.
Jesus’s reign will be treated with honor and reverence, even as lawlessness is smothered.
- Psalm 2:⁷“I will declare the decree:
  The Lord has said to Me,
  ‘You are My Son,
  Today I have begotten You.
  ⁸Ask of Me, and I will give You
  The nations for Your inheritance,
  And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
  ⁹You shall break them with a rod of iron;
  You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
  ¹⁰Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
  Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
  ¹¹Serve the Lord with fear,
  And rejoice with trembling.
  ¹²Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
  And you perish in the way,
  When His wrath is kindled but a little.

{21 of 21} Zechariah 14 – “Totally and Wholly, Holy” [v.20-21]

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