The city shall be taken,
The houses1 rifled,
And the women ravished.
Half of the city shall go into captivity,
But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Which faces Jerusalem on the east.
And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two,
From east to west,
bMaking a very large valley;
Half of the mountain shall move toward the north
And half of it toward the south.
For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal.
Yes, you shall flee
As you fled from the aearthquake
In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.
bThus the Lord my God will come,
And call the saints with You.
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Zechariah 14:4.
Zechariah 14:4
But we can add a bit more to our mental map. The Garden of Gethsemane was also on Olivet. It was down near the edge of the Kidron Valley. Christ’s crucifixion was also on Olivet, because that is the only location where the centurion by Him at His death could have seen the veil of the Temple, which faced east, being torn in two. In addition, it is highly likely that Golgotha, the place of Christ’s burial, was on Olivet. This, in turn, means His appearance to Mary and the other women after His resurrection would have been on this mount. So, Olivet—this general area—was highly significant in the final months of Christ’s time on earth, culminating in His ascension from it. And Zechariah 14:4 indicates that the Mount of Olives is where Christ’s feet will touch down when He returns, splitting the mount in two. Christ seems to be very closely connected to this general area.
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