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AND NOW - The words imply a contrast of God’s dealings, rather than
a contrast of time. “I am not to the remnant of this people.” He
had said, “I will be to them God;” so now He does not say that He
w...
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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 (Zechariah...
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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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NOW. In contrast with the former days....
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These verses, introduced by the phrase, _Thus saith the Lord of
hosts_, and beginning and ending with the same words, _Let your hands
be strong_, form one continuous exhortation to persevere in rebuil...
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THE FOURTH STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:9-13
RV. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that
hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that
were in the day that the fo...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear
in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in
the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of host...
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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...
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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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וְ עַתָּ֗ה לֹ֣א כַ † יָּמִ֤ים הָ
רִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ אֲנִ֔י לִ שְׁאֵרִ֖ית הָ
עָ֣ם הַ זּ
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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 o...
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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 we...
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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; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear
in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in
the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts...
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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 afterwards adds, _But now, not according to former days, shall I be
to the remnant of this people, saith Jehovah of hosts_. Zechariah now
reminds them that things had changed for the better, as it...
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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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BUT NOW I [WILL] NOT [BE] UNTO THE RESIDUE OF THIS PEOPLE,.... The
remnant brought out of captivity, settled in the land, and now
rebuilding the temple:
AS IN THE FORMER DAYS, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS...
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But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue of this people as in the
former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
Ver. 11. _But now I will not be unto the residue, &c._] Now that the
temple is well nigh perf...
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_But now I will not be as in the former days_ But now, seeing that ye
have proceeded in rebuilding my temple, I will order, by my divine
providence, that things shall happen otherwise to you than they...
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THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED...
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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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9-17 Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have
them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their
fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those w...
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BUT NOW; since this people go about building the temple and restoring
my worship with some cheerfulness. I WILL NOT BE UNTO THE RESIDUE OF
THIS PEOPLE: God changeth not, his not being what he was to t...
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Zechariah 8:11 remnant H7611 people H5971 former H7223 days H3117 says
H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 hosts H6635
Zechariah 8:8-9; Psalms 103:9; Isaiah 11:13, Isaiah 12:1; Hagg
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THE RESTORATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE IS AT HAND (ZECHARIAH 8:9).
God describes what the land had been like as a result of His forsaking
it, but He wants them to know that He is now giving them another
cha...
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RESIDUE
Or, remnant....
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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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_But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the
former days _
THE DANGER OF RESISTANCE TO THE DIVINE MESSAGES
It is a decisive evidence of sound wisdom to profit by the faults, 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.]
ZECHARIAH 8:9.] Adversity followed neglect of duty, now blessings
promised to create courage. HANDS] With such bright prospects be
energetic and active (2 Samuel 16:21). THESE WORDS]...
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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 co...
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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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Haggai 2:19; Isaiah 11:13; Isaiah 12:1; Malachi 3:9; Psalms 103:9;
Zechariah 8:8; Zechariah 8:9...
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I will not be — That is, I will not deal with them as in former
days....