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Verse Zechariah 8:4. _THERE SHALL YET OLD MEN AND OLD WOMEN_] In those
happy times the followers of God shall live out all their days, and
the _hoary head_ be always found in the way of righteousness....
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THERE SHALL YET DWELL OLD MEN AND OLD WOMEN - Dionysius: “Men and
women shall not be slain now, as before in the time of the Babylonish
destruction, but shall fulfill their natural course.” It shall n...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The restoration announced (Zechariah 8:1) _
2. The peace of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:4)
3. The return to the land (Zechariah 8:6)
4. The blessing of the land and the people ...
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ZECHARIAH 8:4 F. A beautiful description of the result of the
restoration of peace and safety. During the troublous past Jerusalem
had been no place for feeble old age or for children. The sympathetic...
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YET. In the days of the future fulfilment.
DWELL. sit.
STREETS. broad or open places.
EVERY MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.
FOR VERY AGE. for multitude of days....
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We read, as a fulfilment of this prophecy, that in the days of Simon,
in the times of the Maccabees, "the ancient men sat all in the
streets, communing together of good things" (1Ma 14:9); while our L...
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DISCOURSE: 1249
THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS
Zechariah 8:3. Thus saith the Lord: I am returned unto Zion, and will
dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem, shall be called a city
of truth; and t...
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THE THIRD ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:1-8 -
RV. And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying, Thus-' saith
Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am
jealous for...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his
hand for very age.
THERE SHALL YET OLD MEN AND OLD WOMEN D...
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REITERATION OF GOD'S PROMISES CONCERNING JERUSALEM
The whole chapter is made up of ten short oracles each introduced by
the formula, 'Thus saith the Lord of hosts' (except Zechariah 8:3).
God has com...
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GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES
ZECHARIAH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 8
V1 Again, the word of the *LORD of Everything came (to Zechariah).
(The *LORD told him) to say this. V2 ‘This is what the *LORD...
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(4-5) This promise may well be regarded as having been fulfilled to
the letter in the days of Simon the Maccabee (1Ma. 14:4-15), when
“the ancient men sat in all the streets... and the young men put o...
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כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות עֹ֤ד
יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙...
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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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TRUTH AND LOVE MUST PREVAIL
Zechariah 8:1-17
In his third answer Zechariah dilates on the prosperity awaiting the
chosen city. The Lord had returned, to dwell there, and the old men
and women who wer...
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The third answer was full of grace. It declared that God was jealous
for Zion, that He had returned to it, and that therefore its
prosperity was assured, notwithstanding that these people saw only the...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old (c) men and old
women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff
in his hand for very age.
(c) Though their enemies did greatly...
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Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 2. Thus saith
the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion. With great jealousy, and I
was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith the Lord;...
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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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He confirms what we have already stated, that the Jews would be safe
under the hand and protection of God, as he would dwell among them.
The cause of a safe and quiet state he made to be the presence...
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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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THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... These words are used at every
consolatory promise given, as Kimchi observes, for the confirmation of
it:
THERE SHALL YET OLD MEN AND OLD WOMEN DWELL IN THE STREETS O...
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_Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his
hand for very age._
Ver. 4. _There shall yet old men and ol...
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_There shall yet old men, &c., dwell in Jerusalem_ Namely, both at
this time and afterward. Formerly war, or famine, or pestilence, or
wasting diseases cut off men and women before they grew to old ag...
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the name used throughout these
prophecies to denote His majesty and power, THERE SHALL YET OLD MEN
AND OLD WOMEN DWELL IN THE STREETS OF JERUSALEM, since they would not
b...
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THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED...
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THE POSITIVE ANSWER
(vv. 1-17)
In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the
question ofZechariah 7:2. The positive answer is found only in His own
great and effective work to...
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1-8 The sins of Zion were her worst enemies. God will take away her
sins, and then no other enemies shall hurt her. Those who profess
religion must adorn their profession by godliness and honesty. Wh...
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OLD MEN; very old men, and very old women: formerly war, or famine, or
pestilence and wasting disease, or wild beasts, did cut off men and
women before they grew to old age; but now it shall be otherw...
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Zechariah 8:4 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 men H2205 women
H2205 sit H3427 (H8799) streets...
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GOD DECLARES HIS PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE WITH PROMISES OF GREAT
BLESSING (ZECHARIAH 8:1).
God now makes a number of declarations through Zechariah in respect of
His people.
· Firstly, ‘I am jealous...
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Zechariah 8:1. _Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me,
saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with
great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury._
Because t...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's unchanging purpose to restore Jerusalem and bless
Israel in the Kingdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah.
CONCLUSION: Jerusalem, the city of God, and Israel, the people of God,
have G...
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Zechariah 8:2. _I was jealous for Zion with great fury,_ to purge her
sins, and with great compassion and special mercy to bring back her
children and restore her temple. What other nation, overrun an...
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_Old men and old women,.. .boys and girls _
INHABITANTS OF THE HOLY CITY
What a lovely civic picture, what a charming representation! Dear old
travellers, sweet old mothers, each with a staff in han...
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_I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem _
THE BLESSED COMMUNITY OF MEN YET TO APPEAR ON THE EARTH
I. Here is a community specially interesting to the great God.
“Again the...
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:1 God is renewing his presence with
his people. He is reaffirming his purpose to bless the nations through
them.
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:4 OLD and young, male and female are
portrayed as enjoying their new home. This ideal picture implies peace
and plenty for everyone. It also contrasts dramatically with t...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] The fate of their fathers urged them to obedience,
now the promise of future prosperity.
ZECHARIAH 8:2. JEALOUS] Implying warmth of love and zeal. FURY]
Indignation to enemies.
ZECHA...
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EXPOSITION
ZECHARIAH 8:1
§ 4. _The Lord promises to show his love for Zion, to dwell among his
people, and to fill Jerusalem with a happy lace._
ZECHARIAH 8:1
AGAIN; rather, _and_. This chapter con...
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Now again the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying, Thus saith
the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, I was
jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the LORD; I am re...
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1 Samuel 2:31; Hebrews 12:22; Isaiah 65:20; Job 42:17; Job 5:26;...
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Old men — Formerly war, or famine or pestilence, and wasting
diseases, cut off men and women before they came to old age....