ZECHARIAH 1-8.
Unlike Haggai, Zechariah would appear to have written his own
prophecies, but the original document, which has not come down to us
quite complete, has been edited with sundry introductory notes and
contains, apparently, some interpolations. Of the latter, Zechariah
1:2 is an instance.... [ Continue Reading ]
The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a
young man, _i.e._ Zerubbabel, _cf._ Esther 3:4; Esther 4:58) is
evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel bids the
interpreting angel stop the measuring. A fortified wall is
unnecessary, since the Lord will defend... [ Continue Reading ]
A COLLECTION OF FRAGMENTS.
Zechariah 2:6 f. bids the Jews scattered through the Persian empire
escape to Jerusalem, where they will be safe when the judgment comes
upon Persia. The north in Jeremiah's earliest prophecies referred to
the Scythians, and was subsequently applied to the Chaldeans and t... [ Continue Reading ]