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Verse Zechariah 8:2. _I WAS JEALOUS_] Some refer this to the _Jews_
themselves. They were as the _spouse_ of Jehovah: but they were
_unfaithful_, and God punished them as an _injured husband_ might b...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS - Jerome: “At each word and sentence,
in which good things, for their greatness, almost incredible are
promised, the prophet premises, “Thus saith the Lord of hosts,” as
i...
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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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THUS SAITH, &c. There is. decalogue of prophecies concerning Jerusalem
and its inhabitants in this mem ber ("V", see p. 1287). See verses:
Zechariah 8:2; Zechariah 8:3; Zechariah 8:4;...
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_Thus saith the Lord of hosts_ "At each word and sentence, in which
good things, for their greatness almost incredible, are promised, the
prophet premises, _Thus saith the Lord of hosts_, as if he wou...
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I WAS JEALOUS FOR ZION, &C.— As a husband for his wife. See Ezekiel
16 and Hosea 2. "I have punished her infidelities with all the
severity of despised and abused love; but, though sensible of her
fau...
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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; I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS; I WAS JEALOUS FOR ZION WITH GREAT
JEALOUSY - ()....
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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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I WAS. — Better, _I am_ in both cases. Here God declares His
determination to give expression to His burning love for Zion....
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כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות
קִנֵּ֥אתִי לְ...
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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; I was (a) jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
(a) I loved my city with a singular love, so that I could not endure
that any...
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_Jealous for her, treating her as a spouse, (Calmet) and not
neglecting her as one incorrigible. (Haydock)_...
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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 then says, that _the word of Jehovah came to him_; (78) we hence
learn, that this was a distinct prophecy. He adds, _I have been
zealous for Sion _(for as we have said, the letter ל, _lamed_, is to...
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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,.... This prophecy, according to Kimchi
and Ben Melech, respects time to come; the days of the Messiah, in the
war of Gog and Magog, when they shall come up against Jerusa...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Ver. 2. _I was jealous for Zion_] _See Trapp on "_ Zec 1:14 _"_
Jealous as a husba...
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_I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy_ With great care that she
should not, as formerly, sin against my love and her own welfare, and
with a great desire to do her good, and rescue her from her...
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THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED...
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I was jealous for Zion, rather, I am
jealous, for His zeal is that of a husband for the wife of his youth,
WITH GREAT JEALOUSY, AND I WAS JEALOUS FOR HER WITH GREAT FURY,...
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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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I WAS; I have been in time past, in days of old before the captivity,
and I have been so since the captivity for some years past. JEALOUS
FOR ZION: properly it is the passion of a lover or husband, mi...
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Zechariah 8:2 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 zealous H7065
(H8765) Zion H6726 great H1419 zeal...
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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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_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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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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Ezekiel 36:5; Ezekiel 36:6; Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 59:17;
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Jealousy — With great care that she should not, as formerly, sin
against my love, and her own welfare, and with a great desire to do
her good, and to rescue her from her enemies. Fury — With heat of
a...