“ And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. ”
And the LORD showed me four (s) craftsmen. (s) These craftsmen or smiths are God's instruments, who with their mallets and hammers break these hard and strong horns which would overthrow the Church,...
The four horns which have scattered Judah and Jerusalem (Israel should probably be omitted) represent the whole world arrayed against Judah, and are perhaps iron horns like those made by Zedekiah ( 1...
shewed me. This is part of the second vision, carpenters . (iron)smiths.
But we must join the latter part, — that God showed also to the Prophet four smiths, for these two visions are connected together. Whosoever then takes only the first part, acts very absurdly...
And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. Four carpenters - Four other powers, who should defeat the powers intended by the horns. These are the same as the four chariots mentioned Zephaniah 6:1-3 ,...
Four carpenters— Or as many subverters of the kingdoms as the kingdoms were which had oppressed the Jews. The word חרשׁ choresh, signifies a mechanic, or artificer in brass, iron, wood, stone, &a...
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. The power of the Jews' foes shall be dissipated. Verse 18. Behold, four horns. To a pastoral people like the Jews the horns of t...
Lessons from the Past. The First and Second Visions 1-6. The Prophet's message. He calls the people to repentance. 8-17 . The First Vision: The Divine Messengers ever watching over the affairs o...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15 . Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15 , the Pro...
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 ; Zechariah 3:1-10 ; Zechariah 4:1-14 ; Zechariah 5:1-11 ; Zechariah 6:1-8 THE Visions of Zechariah do not lack those large and...
the Redemption of Jerusalem Zechariah 1:18-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 The work of Temple-building had ceased for fifteen years and the new resolve to arise and build might meet with a similar fate....
About a month after Haggai's second message, in which he had encouraged the people who were in danger of being disheartened by the memory of the past, Zechariah uttered his first prophetic word. He g...
"And the LORD showed me four carpenters. (21) Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these...
SPIRITUAL STRENGTH ‘And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.’ Zechariah 1:20 Carpenters are very useful members of the community. Our text shows us that there is a place for him, and a very i...
And the Lord showed me four carpenters. To saw and cut in pieces the four horns; or rather "four blacksmiths" y; these horns were horns of iron; so the word is rendered a "smith" in 1 Samuel 13:19...
And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. Ver. 20. And the Lord showed me four carpenters ] He that before was called an angel is here called Jehovah, this shows him to be Christ, who is God blessed...
Then, behold, four horns Horns often signify the power of princes or people, the metaphor being taken from those cattle whose strength lies in their horns. The horns here mentioned denote the power...
God's Call to Return to Him (vv. 1-6) Zechariah's name means "Jehovah remembers." He was the son of Berechiah ("Jehovah blesses") who was the son of Iddo ("the appointed time"). Israel had long b...
Comfort for Jerusalem. B. C. 520. 18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold f...
The Lord; Jehovah, who before is the Angel, i.e. Christ, he is the eternal One, the great God. Showed me; both proposed the thing to be seen, and gave eyes to see and discern it. Four carpenters...
The Second Vision. The Vision of the Horns and the Smiths ( Zechariah 1:18-21 ). God will now pare back the horns that have been directed at Jerusalem. The message is that although Israel and Juda...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 1:16 . Returned ] to Jerusalem, from whom God had withdrawn. Line ] All obstacles removed, the temple completed, and the whole city shall be regular in shape, and ex...
And the Lord The word "charash", translated, "carpenter," is literally, carver, engraver. ( Zechariah 1:21 ) makes it plain that, whatever the four carvers may be, they are used to "fray," or...
Zechariah 1:18-21 I. As physical emblems of force, horns are in the prophetic visions representative of earthly powers or kingdoms. The number four, in its prophetic acceptation, is the signature...
Zechariah 1:1 . Zechariah; that is, the memory of God; a name which might seem prophetic, for the Lord remembered his people while yet in Babylon. He was contemporary with Haggai, and acted in con...
Behold four horns The mission of the Church’s enemies Three things there are which this age of ours hath brought forth: malignant enemies, special instruments of their ruin, and great endeavou...
EXPOSITION Verse 1-6:15 Part I. A SERIES OF EIGHT VISIONS , AND A SYMBOLICAL ACTION . Zechariah 1:1 § 1. Title of the book, and author. The eighth month . This was called...
The Vision of the Four Horns and the Four Smiths
1 Samuel 12:11 ; Deuteronomy 33:25 ; Isaiah 54:15-17 ; Judges 11:16 ; Judges 11:18 ; Micah 5:5 ; Micah 5:6 ; Micah 5:8 ; Micah 5:9 ; Nehemiah 9:27 ; Obadiah 1:21 ; Zechariah 10:3-5 ; Zec...
The Man among the Myrtle Trees Zechariah 1:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The visions have to do primarily with God's dealings with His chosen people Israel. They will, however, be full of lessons fo...