Zechariah 10:1

CHAPTER X

The promise of prosperity and plenty in the close of the

preceding chapter leads the prophet to suggest, next, the

means of obtaining them; supplication to Jehovah, and not to

idols, whose worship had already proved a fertile source of

calamities, 1-3.

The rest of the chapter (like the preceding) promises to the

Jews a restoration to their own land under rulers and

governors, victory over their enemies, and much increase and

prosperity; and this in a manner so miraculous, that it is

described, 4-12,

by allusions to the deliverance from Egypt.

NOTES ON CHAP. X

Verse Zechariah 10:1. Ask ye of the Lord rain] Rain in the due seasons -

1. To impregnate the seed when sown; and

2. To fill the ear near the time of harvest-was so essential to the fertility of the land, and the well-being of the people, that it stands well among the chief of God's mercies and the promise of it here shows that God designs to ensure the prosperity promised, by using those means by which it was promoted.