“ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, ”
Instead of quoting the former prophets, Zechariah gives the substance of their exhortations, as renewed to himself.
Zechariah 7:8-14 is probably an amplification of the original address by a later hand and likewise Zechariah 8:1-17 . Both are much like Zechariah 1:2-6 .
And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
Warnings From the Past Chs.7 and 8 go together, and were spoken on a date (fourth day of the ninth month in the fourth year of Darius) two years later than the series of visions described above, v...
(8-14) The prophet implies that true fasting is to loose the bands of wickedness and leave off oppression. But Israel had adopted quite the opposite course, and therefore God, in accordance with Deu...
Zechariah 8:1-23 "THE SEED OF PEACE" Zechariah 7:1-14 ; Zechariah 8:1-23 THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before...
the Penalty of Injustice and Cruelty Zechariah 7:1-14 During their captivity the Jews observed four feasts. That of the 10th month recalled the first enclosure of Jerusalem by the enemies' line...
The third message of Zechariah was uttered nearly two years later. It was a fourfold answer to an inquiry made by the people concerning the necessity for observing certain fasts. The history of thes...
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying 9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the...
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying. Giving him orders to repeat what the former prophets had said, and to urge the same things on the people which they had before rejected, the re...
And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, Ver. 8. And the word ] See Trapp on " Zec 7:4 "
A Question Answered Negatively (vv. 1-7) The visions and prophecies of the first six Chapter s are connected with the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius ( Zechariah 1:1 ). It...
Wilful Disobedience of Israel; Consequences of Disobedience. B. C. 520. 8 And the word...
See Malachi 7:4
Further Prophecies of Zechariah ( Zechariah 7:1 to Zechariah 8:23 ) These prophecies occur approximately two years after the previous ones demonstrating that Zechariah's ministry continued. It w...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 7:8-14 .] God requires obedience, not formal fastings. The disobedience of the fathers brought judgment upon the nation. Zechariah 7:9 . Execute ] Admonitions which...
Zechariah 7:1 . And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; God's prophets were no...
Zechariah 7:1 . In the fourth year of Darius Hystaspes, in the ninth month, the end of November, a deputation went from Babylon to Jerusalem, a long journey in the beginning of winter, to enquir...
Did ye at all fast unto Me, even to Me? Rebuke of mere ceremonies God had, through successive ages, exhorted the Jews to true repentance, and condemned their dissimulation, that they might not...
EXPOSITION Verse 1-8:23 Part II . THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN FASTS . Zechariah 7:1-38 § 1. A deputation comes from Bethel to ask...
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,