-
Verse Zechariah 8:23. _TEN MEN - SHALL TAKE HOLD OF THE SKIRT OF HIM
THAT IS A_ _JEW_] The converts from among the Gentiles shall be to the
Jews as _ten_ to _one_. But _ten_ may here signify a great...
-
TEN MEN OF ALL LANGUAGES OF THE NATIONS - Ten is the symbol of a
whole, all the numbers before it meeting in it and starting again from
it. The day of Pentecost was to be the reversal of the confusion...
-
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 ...
-
The coming restoration and subsequent restoration of Judah, which will
be so distinguished by the blessing of the Lord, that all nations will
be desirous of having him for their God....
-
THOSE DAYS. The fulfilment of this still future.
MEN. Hebrew, plural _of enosh._ App-14.
YOU: i.e. with God's People Israel.
THAT. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate,
read...
-
The joyful change shall extend, in its influence, to the heathen
nations of the world. Comp. Isaiah 2:2-3; Micah 4:1-2....
-
_ten men_ i.e. a large number. Comp. Genesis 31:7; Leviticus 26:26;
Numbers 14:22; Nehemiah 4:12.
_take hold of the skirt_ See...
-
The Answer. Fourth Section
In coming now to a direct answer to the question, out of which the
whole prophecy arose, Almighty God enumerates not only _the fast of
the fifth month_to which the question...
-
DISCOURSE: 1250
THE CONVERSION OF THE GENTILES
Zechariah 8:20. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, It shall yet come to
pass, that there shall, come people, and the inhabitants of many
cities: and the inhab...
-
IN THOSE DAYS, &C.— _Verily in those days ten men,_ &c. Christians
are sometimes called by the name of _Jews,_ or confessors of the true
religion, as being those to whom the promises made to the fathe...
-
THE SIXTH STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:18-23
RV. And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying, Thus saith
Jehovah of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the
fifth, and the fast of...
-
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass,
that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even
shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We...
-
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...
-
TEN MEN] used for a large number: cp. Genesis 31:7; Leviticus 26:26;
Nehemiah 4:12. TAKE HOLD OF THE SKIRT] the involuntary action of one
who wishes to be listened to: cp....
-
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...
-
(18-23) This fourth section gives at last all that the prophet deigns
to answer concerning the fast of the fifth month (Zechariah 7:3), and
also concerning the other fasts. On the 9th or 17th of “the...
-
(20-23) The language of the promises contained in these verses is
evidently borrowed from Micah 4:2; Isaiah 2:2. (Comp. Isaiah 45:14.)
According to the figurative language of the Old Testament, the na...
-
TEN. — This number is used indefinitely, to express a large number
(comp. Genesis 31:7); the number “seven” is used in a like sense
in Isaiah 4:1....
-
כֹּ֥ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹות֒ בַּ †
יָּמִ֣ים...
-
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...
-
THE NATIONS WILL SEEK THE GOD OF ISRAEL
Zechariah 8:18-23; Zechariah 9:1-8
In his final answer the prophet gives a delightful picture of the
future, which was on the eve of complete realization. So e...
-
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...
-
_Ten men, &c. Many of the Gentiles became proselytes to the Jewish
religion before Christ; but many more were converted to Christ by the
apostles and other preachers of the Jewish nation. (Challoner)...
-
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there
shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the
inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go
spee...
-
REFLECTIONS.
Who that reads a Chapter, full of such exceeding great and precious
promises as this is, but must rejoice for the consolation. Precious
Lord Jesus! I would pray for grace to be looking un...
-
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...
-
He pursues the same subject in this verse; for as he had before said,
that the nations would willingly come to worship God, and that each
would encourage his brother to undertake this pious and holy
e...
-
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...
-
THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... For the further confirmation and
illustration of this prophecy:
IN THOSE DAYS [IT SHALL COME TO PASS]; this shall be done in the times
of the preaching of the Gospel...
-
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass],
that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even
shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, W...
-
_In those days ten men_ That is, many men, a definite number being put
for an indefinite. _Out of all languages of the nations_ From many
different and remote countries, no nation being any longer exc...
-
THE EXTENT OF THE MESSIANIC INFLUENCE...
-
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass that
ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, that is,
men of so many different nations, speaking so many differen...
-
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...
-
18-23 When God comes towards us in ways of mercy, we must meet him
with joy and thankfulness. Therefore be faithful and honest in all
your dealings; and let it be a pleasure to you to be so, though
t...
-
The Lord seems delighted with the reporting what should be done in
those days of the building up his Jerusalem, and therefore he bids his
prophet report it again, as he doth in this last verse of the...
-
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR GOD'S PEOPLE (ZECHARIAH 8:18).
Zechariah 8:18
‘And the word of YHWH of Hosts came to me, saying, “Thus says YHWH
of Hosts. The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the f...
-
THOSE DAYS
That is, in the days when Jerusalem has been made the centre of the
earth's worship. (Zechariah 8:23) explains: the Jew
(see "Remnant," (Isaiah 1:9); (Romans 11:5)
will then be the missi...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
_We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you _
A WISE AND GOOD RESOLUTION
The kingdom of God was to be no longer confined to one nation or
people; but multitudes in different climate...
-
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.
⇐...
-
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:23 TEN MEN represents a complete group
FROM THE NATIONS OF EVERY TONGUE who come to Jerusalem because they
recognize that God is with his people. This prophecy was fulfil...
-
CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZECHARIAH 8:20. YET] Emphatic. PEOPLE] shall be attracted to God’s
house.
ZECHARIAH 8:21. SAYING] Mutually appealing to one another. SPEEDILY]
Lit. go, going, implying intense earnes...
-
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...
-
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...
-
1 Chronicles 12:18; 1 Corinthians 14:25; 1 Kings 8:42; 1 Kings 8:43;...
-
Ten men — That is, many men. All languages — No nation is any
longer excluded. A Jew — To whom the gospel was first preached. We
have heard — And now see, and are assured. That God — The true
God, the...