Zechariah 9:11, 12 – “As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.”

 

The Israelites were poisoners of war when God spoke this promise through the prophet Zechariah. Yet, God calls them “prisoners of hope.” How could they have hope despite their captivity? It all came down to a matter of perspective.