Zechariah 10:1-12

Restoration of God's People

1, 2. A warning to trust in God and not in sorcerers.

3-7. The Lord will cast out the evil guides of the people, and under new leaders Ephraim and Judah will be victorious.

8-12. Ephraim will be gathered, but Egypt and Assyria will be humbled.

1. The connexion with Zechariah 9:17 is very slight, fertility demanding the necessary rain. Some believe that the passage is entirely independent. The time of the latter rain] The early rain was in October, when the ground would be broken up for sowing; the latter rain was in Feb.-March, after the crops had sprung up, and was necessary for an abundant harvest. Even in the season it is wise to ask God for rain. Bright clouds] RV 'lightnings.'