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AND IT CAME TO PASS - that is, this which God had said, “As He cried
and they heard not, so shall they cry and I will not hear, saith the
Lord of hosts.” God had often said this. “It shall be too late...
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II. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN FASTS
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The question (Zechariah 7:1) _
2. The reproof (Zechariah 7:4)
3. The lessons of the past (Zechariah 7:8)...
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ZECHARIAH 7:8 is probably an amplification of the original address by
a later hand and likewise Zechariah 8:1. Both are much like Zechariah
1:2....
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THE SECOND ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 7:8-14
RV. And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus hath
Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgement, and show
kindness and compa...
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Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not
hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
THEREFORE IT IS COME TO PASS, THAT AS HE CRIED - by His proph...
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WARNINGS FROM THE PAST
Chs.7 and 8 go together, and were spoken on a date (fourth day of the
ninth month in the fourth year of Darius) two years later than the
series of visions described above, viz....
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GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES
ZECHARIAH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 7
V1 The word of the *LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the
9th month (called) Kislev. This happened in the fourth year...
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(8-14) The prophet implies that true fasting is to loose the bands of
wickedness and leave off oppression. But Israel had adopted quite the
opposite course, and therefore God, in accordance with Deute...
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THEREFORE IT IS COME TO PASS. — LXX., wrongly, καὶ ἔσται,
the consequence of which mistake is that the following verbs are also
put incorrectly in the future. (For the phraseology comp. Micah 3:4;
Jer...
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וַ יְהִ֥י כַ אֲשֶׁר ־קָרָ֖א וְ לֹ֣א
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Zechariah 8:1
"THE SEED OF PEACE"
Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1
THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the
restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of...
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THE PENALTY OF INJUSTICE AND CRUELTY
Zechariah 7:1-14
During their captivity the Jews observed four feasts. That of the 10th
month recalled the first enclosure of Jerusalem by the enemies' lines;
of...
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The third message of Zechariah was uttered nearly two years later. It
was a fourfold answer to an inquiry made by the people concerning the
necessity for observing certain fasts.
The history of these...
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_So shall. It seems the past time would be preferable; as Theodoret,
St. Cyril, &c., understand it. (Calmet) --- Yet the Jews, whom the
prophet addressed, were also reprehensible; and they or their
po...
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And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying 9 Thus speaketh
the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and
compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the w...
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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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The Prophet sets forth more fully the dreadfulness of this punishment
— that they in vain groaned and complained, for God was deaf to
their complaints and cryings. When God in some measure fulminates...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10.
The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its
special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the
consequen...
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THEREFORE IT IS COME TO PASS, [THAT] AS HE CRIED,.... The Lord by the
former prophets called them to repentance and obedience:
AND THEY WOULD NOT HEAR; his words, nor obey his voice:
SO THEY CRIED:...
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Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not
hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
Ver. 13. _Therefore it is come to pass_] By a most just and eq...
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_Therefore_ On this very account; _as he cried_ As I, by my Spirit in
my prophets, called, warned, entreated, and urged them to repent,
obey, and live, but they would not; _so they cried_ In their dee...
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AN APPEAL TO THE PAST...
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A QUESTION ANSWERED NEGATIVELY
(vv. 1-7)
The visions and prophecies of the first six Chapter s are connected
with the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius
(Zechariah 1:1). It is tw...
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8-14 God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written
to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and
offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which...
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Zechariah 7:13 proclaimed H7121 (H8804) hear H8085 (H8804) called
H7121 (H8799) listen H8085 (H8799) says...
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GOD CALLS THE PEOPLE TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING RATHER THAN RELIGIOUS ZEAL
AND WARNS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF REFUSAL (ZECHARIAH 7:8).
What Zechariah is saying is now expressed in more depth.
Zechariah 7:8
‘...
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FURTHER PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH (ZECHARIAH 7:1 TO ZECHARIAH 8:23)
These prophecies occur approximately two years after the previous ones
demonstrating that Zechariah's ministry continued. It would ap...
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Zechariah 7:1. _And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius,
that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the
ninth month, even in Chisleu;_
God's prophets were not al...
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CONTENTS: The mission from Babylon, and Jehovah's answer to the
question of fasts. Why prayer was not answered.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Darius, Zechariah, Sherezer,
Regemmelich.
CONCLUSION: Wh...
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Zechariah 7:1. _In the fourth year of Darius_ Hystaspes, _in the ninth
month,_ the end of November, a deputation went from Babylon to
Jerusalem, a long journey in the beginning of winter, to enquire i...
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_I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts _
GOD REFUSING TO HEAR PRAYER
I. The negligence of men.
1. They do not hear the dispensations of God in His providence.
2. They do not hear the invitatio...
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ZECHARIAH 7:1 From Fasts to Feasts. This section mentions fasts that
commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem, which will be transformed
into feasts celebrating its renewal. The renewal gives the peop...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 7:8.] God requires obedience, not formal
fastings. The disobedience of the fathers brought judgment upon the
nation.
ZECHARIAH 7:9. EXECUTE] Admonitions which have special r...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-8:23
Part II. THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN
FASTS.
ZECHARIAH 7:1
§ 1. A deputation comes fr
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Now some men came to Zechariah with a question. While they were in
Babylon they had been observing a couple of days of fasting. The
day... they commemorated the day that the temple was destroyed by th...
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Ezekiel 14:3; Ezekiel 20:3; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 50:2; James 4:3;...