“ Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, ”
Dionysius: “After the Lord had, in the preceding chapter, manifoldly rebuked the Jewish people, He now comforts it with renewed promises, as a good physician, who after a bitter draught employs swe...
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 sympat...
the LORD of hosts. See note on Zechariah 1:3 . to me . Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read these words in the text.
Some think that at the beginning of this chapter the people are reproved for their unfaithfulness, because they conducted themselves towards God in a way they ought not to have done, as they ha...
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me , saying,
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, After urging them to obedience by the fate of their fathers, he urges them to it by promises of coming prosperity.
Again] RV 'and': there is no break in thought between the two Chapter s
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...
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 w...
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 th...
CONTENTS The Prophet is here commissioned by the Lord to give many rich and precious promises concerning Jerusalem. The Lord will restore her waste places.
Again the word of the Lord of hosts came [to me] saying. The phrase, "to me", is wanting in the Hebrew text; and is the only place it is wanting in, as the Masora observes; though undoubtedly it is...
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying, Ver. 1. Again the word of the Lord of hosts ] As for reprehension in the former chapter, so for consolation in this; that they might not b...
The Positive Answer (vv. 1-17) In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the question of Zechariah 7:2 . The positive answer is found only in His own great and effective wo...
Encouraging Prospects. B. C. 517. 1 Again the word of the L ORD of hosts came to me,...
ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 8 The restoration of Jerusalem, Malachi 8:1-8 . The people are encouraged to build the temple by a promise of God's blessing, Malachi 8:9-15 . Truth and justice required of...
God Declares His Purposes For His People With Promises of Great Blessing ( Zechariah 8:1-8 ). God now makes a number of declarations through Zechariah in respect of His people. · Firstly, ‘I am j...
CRITICAL NOTES.] The fate of their fathers urged them to obedience, now the promise of future prosperity. Zechariah 8:2 . Jealous ] Implying warmth of love and zeal. Fury ] Indignation to enem...
Zechariah 8:1-2 . 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. Beca...
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...
I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem The blessed community of men yet to appear on the earth I. Here is a community specially interesting to the great God. “Again...
EXPOSITION Zechariah 8:1-38 § 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...
Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
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