And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying, (19) Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Here is another testimony to the spiritual sense of this sweet Chapter. It was one of the uniform characters of Christ's reign upon earth, that his Church should hold a perpetual feast. Isaiah 25:6-9. And spiritually considered, it is always so. For when the believer is most exercised with difficulties, then it is the consolations of Jesus most abound. Yea, the very tear of grace is a tear of holy joy. Reader, do not forget what the Apostle saith. Romans 14:17.