_A man with a measuring line in his hand _ THE MAN WITH A MEASURE The prophet asks where the man is going, and the answer given is--“to measure”; and then he shows what would be the measure of Jerusalem, that it would hereafter extend beyond the walls, as that compass would not contain the vast nu... [ Continue Reading ]
_Run, speak to this young man _ YOUNG MEN The Lord said to me, “Run, speak to this young man,” and I asked-- I. “Lord, which one?” First, this one. He is the son of godly parents, he was nursed in the lap of piety, and cradled in prayer. He is in the general acceptation of the word a good fellow.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will be unto her a wall of fire _ ZION’S PROTECTION I. The people that shall be thus defended. It is Jerusalem that is to be defended; and that will include three things: the temple, the habitations of the people, and the people themselves. The people of God are spoken of as the temple of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I have spread you abroad, etc _ SOUL-EXILE This is a call of Jehovah to the Jews in Babylonian captivity to return to their own land. These words may illustrate the moral exile of humanity. The point suggested is, the reluctance of the exile to return. This reluctance is seen-- I. In the earnes... [ Continue Reading ]
_Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter Babylon _ SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD, THE DUTY AND PRIVILEGE OF A CHRISTIAN Zechariah prophesied at Jerusalem after the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon; and one great object of his ministry was to stir them up to a more li... [ Continue Reading ]
_He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye _ THE DIVINE INTEREST IN HIS PEOPLE 1. While we disown the reference of the former portion of the vision to Gospel times, and to the spiritual or New Testament Jerusalem, we are very far from disowning the applicability to the latter of what is... [ Continue Reading ]
_I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee _ THE RESTORER OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH Note that the name of “the Lord,” or “Jehovah,” is applied to two distinct persons; to Him who sends, and to Him who is sent. Note also that in this prophecy the future restoration of the Jews is spoken of, as well... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Holy Land _ THOSE HOLY FIELDS There is no place on the face of the globe so attractive as Palestine. There is no abatement of the interest which the peoples of the world have always taken in it. I. What makes it attractive? How comes it that this land has such a hold upon the hearts of men... [ Continue Reading ]
_Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord, for He is raised up out of His holy habitation _ FLESH SILENCED BY GOD’S ARISING 1_._ The vision itself. The man with a line in his hand. 2. The interpretation of the vision. Jerusalem shall be built, and the city shall be inhabited. 3. A threefold apos... [ Continue Reading ]