Verse Zechariah 10:5. They shall be as mighty men] The Maccabees and their successors.
Riders on horses] The Macedonians, who opposed the Maccabees, and had much cavalry; whereas the Jews had none, and even few weapons of war; yet they overcame these horsemen.
AND THEY - (the house of Judah , of whom he had said, He hath made them as the goodly horse in the battle) shall be as mighty men, trampling on the mire of the streets Micah had said, “she shall be a...
CHAPTER 10:1-12 _ 1. The apostasy of Israel in the last days (Zechariah 10:2) _ 2. The victory over the enemies (Zechariah 10:5) 3. Deliverance and restoration (Zechariah 10:8)...
This is made up of several fragments. Zechariah 10:3_ a_ is apparently the beginning of a denunciation of Israel's leaders founded upon Ezekiel 34, whereas Zechariah 10:3_ b_ describes the Lord as vis...
STREETS. lanes, or out-places....
Comp. Zechariah 9:15....
WHICH TREAD DOWN, &C.— _Treading down the mire of the streets in battle, when they fight; because,_ &c. _THE RIDERS ON HORSES_— The people of Gog and Magog are said to be riders on horses, Ezekiel 38...
CHAPTER XXXIX ISRAEL RESTORED Zechariah 10:1-12 RV. Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, even of Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one...
And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confou...
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 victoriou...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 10 V1 Ask the *LORD for rain in the springtime. It is the *LORD who makes the storm clouds. Also, he gives heavy rain to people and...
(5-7) The preceding idea is now further dwelt on, and Ephraim not merely implicitly, but explicitly (as in Zechariah 9:13) included in the promise as one with Judah (Ezekiel 37:16; Ezekiel 37:22). For...
וְ הָי֨וּ כְ גִבֹּרִ֜ים בֹּוסִ֨ים בְּ טִ֤יט
THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...
5. AGAINST EVIL SHEPHERDS Zechariah 10:3 The unity of this section is more apparent than its connection with the preceding, which had spoken of the want of a shepherd, or religious director, of Isra...
A LOWLY DELIVERER BRINGS PEACE Zechariah 9:9-17; Zechariah 10:1-12 Jesus must be King first, then Savior. He is lowly; His steed is not the richly caparisoned warhorse, but the humble ass; He needs n...
This victory led him to describe the yet greater and final victory of the people of God. He introduced this description by appealing to Zion to ask help of Jehovah, and immediately declaring Jehovah's...
_Riders. The Syrians, with (Haydock) all their cavalry, were routed by a few ill-armed infantry. (Calmet)_...
В¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall light, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be conf...
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 confirms what I have already said — that the Jews would be victorious over all nations. Though the Church is fighting under the cross, she yet triumphs over all the wicked, partly by hope and partl...
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...
AND THEY SHALL BE AS MIGHTY [MEN],.... That is, the converted Jews shall be such; they shall be strong in faith, giving glory to the Messiah; they shall be strong in the grace that is in him; they sha...
And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be c...
_And they_ The Jews, under the conduct of their captains; _shall be as mighty men which tread down their enemies_ God shall inspire them with courage to subdue their enemies, and trample upon their ca...
And they, the Lord's people, SHALL BE AS MIGHTY MEN, WHICH TREAD DOWN THEIR ENEMIES IN THE MIRE OF THE STREETS, Cf Zechariah 9:15, IN THE BATTLE; AND THEY SHALL FIGHT BECAUSE THE LORD IS WITH THEM, al...
FURTHER BLESSINGS OF JEHOVAH UPON HIS PEOPLE. The subject discussed in the last Chapter was so great and wonderful that the Lord has not begun to exhaust it, but takes the opportunity of giving a ful...
BLESSING ASSURED IN GOD'S TIME (vv. 1-12) Following the prophecy of the certainty of God's future blessing for Israel, based on the perfect goodness and beauty of the Messiah, how good it is to see...
THE RIDERS ON HORSES SHALL BE CONFOUNDED: Or, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed...
1-5 Spiritual blessings had been promised under figurative allusions to earthly plenty. Seasonable rain is a great mercy, which we may ask of God when there is most need of it, and we may look for it...
THEY, the Jews under the conduct of their captains, such as the Maccabees, shall be as mighty men; shall be valiant, mighty warriors, shall take cities, and beat down those that oppose them, and, as u...
Zechariah 10:5 mighty H1368 down H947 (H8802) mire H2916 streets H2351 battle H4421 fight H3898 (H8738) LORD...
GOD'S ANGER AT FALSE SHEPHERDS WHO LEAD HIS PEOPLE ASTRAY, BUT GOD WILL ENSURE THE COMING RESTORATION (ZECHARIAH 10:2). The picture now changes for a moment. If God is so powerful why are His people i...
Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field._ The atheistic philosoph...
CONTENTS: The future strengthening of Judah and Ephraim. Israel's dispersion and regathering in one view. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God has a hand in all the events concerning Israel, and they sh...
Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain,_ as stated in Deuteronomy 11:14. This rain fed the plant and made the harvest luxuriant. This chapter is therefore a continuati...
_Because the Lord is with them _ JEHOVAH WITH HIS PEOPLE There is nothing which so emphatically marks and so undoubtedly describes the people of the living God as His own presence with them. 1. The...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 10:1 In these verses Zechariah describes Judah’s leaders as “shepherds.” The current shepherds are unfaithful and greedy (vv. Zechariah 10:1), and God must rescue h
CRITICAL NOTES.] Idol worshippers brought their judgments now; they must call upon Jehovah. ASK] He will give _rain: i.e._ all temporal and spiritual blessings. CLOUDS] Lightnings, precursors of rain....
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 10:1, ZECHARIAH 10:2 § 4. A connecting link between the last section and the next. _The condition for obtaining the promised blessings is that they are to be sought from the Lor...
Now in this Kingdom Age, the promises of the Lord: Ask ye the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the f...
1 Samuel 16:18; 2 Corinthians 10:4; 2 Samuel 22:8; 2 Timothy 4:17;...