The occurrence of a new heading, The burden of the word of the Lord,
which occurs again in Zechariah 12:1, and elsewhere only in Malachi
1:1, warns us that a new section begins here. We are no longer
concerned with Joshua and Zerubbabel, the small community of Judah,
and the hopes and aspirations of... [ Continue Reading ]
ZECHARIAH 12:1_ A_ is an editorial heading probably added when the two
collections Zechariah 9-11, Zechariah 12-14 were appended to the
earlier book of Zechariah. The text of this section is corrupt in
places, but the sense is on the whole clear. We have reference both to
the earlier days of the str... [ Continue Reading ]