Zechariah 1:8

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I saw in the night - that is, that following on “the twenty-fourth day.” The darkness of the night perhaps was chosen, as agreeing with the dimne...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I (i) saw by night, and behold (k) a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

This section, to which Zechariah 1:7 is an editorial introduction, either is not the beginning of Zechariah's allegories, or has not come down to u...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I saw , &c. In this first of the eight visions ( Zechariah 1:8 ; Zechariah 6:15 ) Israel is in dispersion; the Gentiles are in possession at th...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet says, that a vision was given him; and he saw a horseman among the myrtles sitting on a red horse; and with him there were horses r...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I saw by night— I saw this night, &c. A red horse is an emblem of war and destruction. The man or angel riding upon him is thought by some...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Myrtle trees ] rare in Palestine today, but once common around Jerusalem: cp. Nehemiah 8:15 . They have no special significance in the vision. Bot...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15 . Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents record...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I saw . — Not in a dream, but apparently, from Zechariah 4:1 , awake, in an ecstatic vision. By night. — Better, on this night. LXX., τὴν νύκτ...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

3. EXPOSITION OF THE SEVERAL VISIONS For all the Visions there is one date, "in the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month Shebat, in...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 TH...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Vision of Pardon and Restoration Zechariah 1:1-17 Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgivenes...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechar...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I saw by night ,.... Or, "that night" m; the night of the twenty fourth of Sebat; a proper and usual time for visions; and it may denote the obscuri...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month That is, about three months after he had received the former vision; which is the month Seba...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Vision of the Horse and Myrtles; Intercession for Jerusalem. B. C. 520....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I saw: in a vision God communicates his word, mind, or will to the prophet. By night; either literally, it was by night that Zechariah had this v...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Eight Night Visions And Accompanying Oracles ( Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8 ). Zechariah now goes on to describe eight night visions, whic...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The First Vision. The Vision of the Horsemen Scouts - God Will Now Restore His People and the Temple Will Be Built ( Zechariah 1:7-17 ). Zecharia...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 1:5 . Fathers ] have perished; their fate should warn you. But you may object, the prophets also are dead, and app...
Scofield Reference Notes

I saw The "man" ( Zechariah 1:8 ) is the "my lord," "the angel that talked with me" ( Zechariah 1:9 ), and "the angel of the Lord" ( Zechariah...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 1:7-17 The rider in the myrtle grove. I. The prophet saw a grove of myrtle trees in a hollow or low place. By the myrtle grove all are...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
The Biblical Illustrator

I saw by night The night vision The anointed One of God and His kingdom are the centre and axis about which the fiery wheel of all Zechariah’s...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-6:15 Part I. A SERIES OF EIGHT VISIONS , AND A SYMBOLICAL ACTION . Zechariah 1:1 § 1. Title of the book...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Vision of the Horses Among the Myrtle Trees
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I saw by night, in a night vision, some time between six o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning, and behold a man riding upon a red h...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A man — Christ Jesus in the shape of a man. Riding — In a posture of readiness. A red horse — This colour is a symbol of his coming to avenge himse...

⁸ I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled,b and white.

Related Commentaries of Zechariah 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Zechariah 1:8