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Verse Zechariah 7:14. _I SCATTERED THEM WITH A WHIRLWIND_] This refers
to the swift victories and cruel conduct of the Chaldeans towards the
Jews; they came upon them like a _whirlwind_; they were tos...
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BUT I SCATTERED THEM - Rather, “And I will scatter them.” The
saying continues what God had said that he had said, and which had
come to pass. Among all nations whom they knew not. So God had
repeated...
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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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I SCATTERED THEM WITH. WHIRLWIND. Not the usual verb, to scatter; but
_sa'ar_. to drive with. tempest. Occurs only seven times (2 Kings 6:11
("sore troubled"). Isaiah 54:11.Hosea 13:3;...
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_with a whirlwind_ Amos 1:14; Job 27:21.
_whom they knew not_ Deuteronomy 28:33; Jeremiah 16:13.
_after them_ i.e. after they
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I SCATTERED THEM WITH A WHIRLWIND— This sublime metaphor is
expressed by a single word in the original, ואסערם _vaeisaarem._
See Archbishop Newcome.
REFLECTIONS.—1st, Though we have nothing here reco...
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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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But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they
knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed
through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolat...
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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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וְ אֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם עַ֤ל כָּל ־הַ גֹּויִם֙
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
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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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But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they
knew not. Thus the land was desolate (n) after them, that no man
passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land (o)...
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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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REFLECTIONS.
Reader! it is among the most important of all subjects to have a right
apprehension of the method, whereby poor fallen man in every age of
the Church, can rightly approach to God. Mankind...
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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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Here the Prophet concludes what he had been speaking of God’s
vengeance, by which he had fully proved, that the sins of that nation
had arrived to such a pitch, that there was no room for pardon. Henc...
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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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BUT I SCATTERED THEM WITH A WHIRLWIND,.... Denoting the fierceness of
his wrath, and the strength of his fury, seen in their dispersion:
AMONG ALL THE NATIONS WHOM THEY KNEW NOT; such as the Babyloni...
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But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they
knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed
through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate...
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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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but I scattered them with a whirlwind, in a terrible storm of His
wrath, AMONG ALL THE NATIONS WHOM THEY KNEW NOT, strange to them in
language, customs, and religion. THUS THE LAND WAS DESOLATE AFTER...
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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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PLEASANT LAND:
_ Heb._ land of desire...
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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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BUT I SCATTERED THEM; when they had so provoked me, I cast them out of
their habitations, pursued them with the tempest of wrath that
scattered them as I threatened. WITH A WHIRLWIND; irresistibly,
su...
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Zechariah 7:14 whirlwind H5590 (H8762) nations H1471 known H3045
(H8804) land H776 desolate H8074 (H8738) after...
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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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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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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 7:14 The Lord’s judgment came upon his
people like a WHIRLWIND. It scattered them among NATIONS THAT THEY HAD
NOT KNOWN and made them as vulnerable as the people they had
o...
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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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2 Chronicles 36:21; Amos 1:14; Daniel 8:9; Daniel 9:16; Deutero