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Verse Zechariah 12:3. _A BURDENSOME STONE_] Probably referring to that
_stone_ which was thrown on the breast of a _culprit_ adjudged to lose
his life by _stoning_, by which the whole region of the th...
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I WILL MAKE JERUSALEM A BURDENSOME STONE TO ALL NATIONS - What is “a
stone to all nations?” It is not a rock or anything in its own
nature immovable, but a “stone,” a thing rolled up and down,
moved,...
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II. THE SECOND BURDEN OF ZECHARIAH (12-14)
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Jerusalem's conflict and victory (Zechariah 12:1) _
2. The vision of the pierced One and its results (Zechariah 12:10)
Zecharia
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AND. And it shall come to pass that in that day, &c.
A BURDENSOME STONE. A stone difficult to lift or to move; not. stone
to throw. Occurs only here. burden, &c. i.e. seek to lift it.
CUT IN PIECES....
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Zechariah 12:1-9. Jehovah's protection of His people
As in the former Burden, the first section opens with a general Title
(printed as such in R. V.), very similar to that of the First Burden
(Zechar...
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_a burdensome stone_ because, as it immediately follows, it proves too
heavy for every one who attempts to lift it, and slipping from his
grasp wounds and lacerates him. There may possibly be a refere...
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A BURDENSOME STONE, &C.— _A stone of burden to all people: all that
heave it, shall be crushed in pieces,_ &c. It was the custom among the
inhabitants of Palestine, even in St. Jerom's days, to place...
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IN THAT DAY (1). Zechariah 12:3
RV. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem
a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves
with it shall be sore wounded;...
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And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it....
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12:3 wounded, (e-30) Or 'shall be sore sounded.'...
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THE DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM
Many scholars believe that in Zechariah 12-14 (omitting Zechariah
13:7) we have a third separate prophecy, the oldest in the book of
Zechariah, written subsequent to the d...
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GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES
ZECHARIAH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 12
V1 The *LORD’s message warns (about danger) to Israel. The *LORD
spreads out the skies. He lays a strong base for the earth. An...
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A BURDENSOME STONE. — In lifting which the builders might lacerate
themselves: meaning that those who should endeavour to build Jerusalem
into the fabric of their own dominion should injure themselves...
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וְ הָיָ֣ה בַ † יֹּום ־הַ֠ הוּא...
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THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH"
Chapter s 9-14
FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the
subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of
division for "Zechariah...
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8. JUDAH VERSUS JERUSALEM
Zechariah 12:1
A title, though probably of later date than the text, introduces with
the beginning of chapter 12 an oracle plainly from circumstances
different from those of...
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JERUSALEM'S DAY OF MOURNING
Zechariah 12:1-14
This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have
returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be
assailed by their foes,...
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The second message has to do with things wholly future. The King spoke
of in the previous message, whose rejection was there foretold, is now
seen coming into His kingdom. This the prophet described i...
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_Stone. It was customary to have such huge stones for people to try
their strength. (St. Jerome) --- Ruptures and wounds were frequently
the consequence, Ecclesiasticus vi. 22. The nations which attac...
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Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people
round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and
against Jerusalem. 3 В¶ And in that day will I make Jerusalem a...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his
prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes
a great deal far...
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Zechariah adds here another metaphor, which is very apposite; for when
the ungodly made war against the holy city, the object was not to
reduce it only to subjection, or to impose a tribute or a tax,...
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The introduction of Antichrist, a shepherd [1] in Israel, brings in
also the events that crowd around Jerusalem in the last days. All the
nations should be gathered round Jerusalem, but only to find i...
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AND IN THAT DAY WILL I MAKE JERUSALEM A BURDENSOME STONE FOR ALL
PEOPLE,.... The Targum renders it "a stone of offence"; at which they
shall stumble and fall; but it seems to design the immovableness...
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And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it....
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_I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone_ Jerusalem is here compared
to a stone of great weight, which, being too heavy for those who
attempted to lift it up, or remove it, falls back upon them and
c...
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THE DELIVERANCE OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM
(vv. 1-9)
In this chapter Judah is mentioned five times, Jerusalem ten times.
All in this chapter (as well as Chapter s 13 and 14) is prophetic of
the future...
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1-8 Here is a Divine prediction, which will be a heavy burden to all
the enemies of the church. But it is for Israel; for their comfort and
benefit. It is promised that God will make foolish the coun...
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IN THAT DAY; in the times of the heathens afflicting the church, from
the repair of Jerusalem till Christ's coming in the flesh, and in
succeeding times since; but the day of the full accomplishment o...
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Zechariah 12:3 day H3117 make H7760 (H8799) Jerusalem H3389 heavy
H4614 stone H68 peoples H5971 heave H6006 ...
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THE INITIAL FUTURE OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 12:1)
Zechariah 12:1
‘Thus says YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the
foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.'
These wo...
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THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE DWELLERS IN JERUSALEM, THE
SERVANT PIERCED, THE SPIRIT POURED OUT, THE SUPERSEDING OF PROPHECY,
THE FIRES OF REFINEMENT (ZECHARIAH 12:1 TO ZECHARIAH 13:9).
Zec...
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12:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD,
which stretcheth forth the heaven, and layeth the foundation of the
earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him._
Note how th...
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Zechariah 12:1. The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith
the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the
foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
Beh...
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CONTENTS: Jerusalem's coming siege by the Beast and his armies.
Deliverance of Judah by the Lord Himself. The Spirit poured out and
the pierced one recognized.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Z...
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Zechariah 12:1. _The burden of the word of the Lord._ It was indeed a
burden to pass the sentence of heaven against the infidels of Asia,
under the names of Gog, Magog, and Meshech; the infidels of Af...
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_All that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces _
SIN SELF-PUNISHMENT
There is in this passage a principle by which the governor of the
world punishes malicious men.
That principle is th...
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ZECHARIAH 12:1 The Second Oracle: The People and Their Leaders. In
this last section of the book, hope for Judah is tied to the “house
of David.” The future of Jerusalem is described in various ways,...
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 12:3 The phrase ON THAT DAY begins a
series of nine such statements. See note on Amos 5:18–20. JERUSALEM
will become a heavy
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter begins the first half of the second
prophecy concerning Israel’s future and the nations of the world.
The conflict against Jerusalem and Judah will issue in the destructi...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-14:21
B. THE SECOND BURDEN.
ZECHARIAH 12:1
§ 1. The prophet proceeds to announce Israel's conflict with heathen
powers. Hostile nations gather together against Jerusalem, but sha...
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Now, we're out of the fog and into the clear day. Out of the haze and
smog. Into the glorious pure age, as this final vision of Zechariah
tells us about the glorious new age that God is going to estab...
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Daniel 2:34; Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 2:45; Ezekiel 39:29;...
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In that day — The day of the full accomplishment of this prophecy is
a day known to the Lord. A burdensome stone — Too heavy for them,
though many join together to remove it....