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Verse Zechariah 8:3. _I AM RETURNED UNTO ZION_] I have restored her
from her captivity. I will dwell among them. The temple shall be
rebuilt, and so shall Jerusalem; and instead of being false, unholy...
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I AM RETURNED - Dionysius: “Without change in Myself, I am turned to
that people from the effect of justice to the sweetness of mercy,
“and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem,” in the temple and
t...
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CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The restoration announced (Zechariah 8:1) _
2. The peace of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:4)
3. The return to the land (Zechariah 8:6)
4. The blessing of the land and the people ...
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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 sympathetic...
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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4.
WILL DWELL IN THE MIDST, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:45).
App-92.
A CITY OF TRUTH. a city of fidelity.
TRUTH. the truth. Compare Isaiah 1:21; Isaiah
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_I am returned … and will dwell_ A repetition of the promises
Zechariah 1:16; Zechariah 2:10.
_a city of truth_ Rather, THE CITY OF TRUTH. Comp. Zechariah 8:16;...
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DISCOURSE: 1249
THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS
Zechariah 8:3. Thus saith the Lord: I am returned unto Zion, and will
dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem, shall be called a city
of truth; and t...
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A CITY OF TRUTH— _A faithful city;_ a spouse without reproach. "She
shall be no longer an abandoned, debauched, and prostituted city; no
more shall be seen in Jerusalem the worship of strange gods; th...
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THE THIRD ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:1-8 -
RV. And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying, Thus-' saith
Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am
jealous for...
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REITERATION OF GOD'S PROMISES CONCERNING JERUSALEM
The whole chapter is made up of ten short oracles each introduced by
the formula, 'Thus saith the Lord of hosts' (except Zechariah 8:3).
God has com...
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A CITY OF TRUTH] RV 'The city of truth,' i.e. the faithful city: cp.
Isaiah 1:26.
4, 5. A beautiful picture of a peaceful time. Amid so many wars and
privations, old men and children had been compara...
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GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES
ZECHARIAH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 8
V1 Again, the word of the *LORD of Everything came (to Zechariah).
(The *LORD told him) to say this. V2 ‘This is what the *LORD...
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Comp. Zechariah 2:10.
OF TRUTH — _i.e._, where truth and fidelity towards God have their
home (comp. Isaiah 1:21), “the faithful city.” (For the other two
titles, see Isaiah 2:2;...
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כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁ֚בְתִּי אֶל
־צִיֹּ֔ון...
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Zechariah 8:1
"THE SEED OF PEACE"
Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1
THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the
restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of...
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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 who wer...
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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 the...
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Thus saith the LORD; I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a (b) city of truth;
and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
(b)...
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_Truth. Idols and infidelity shall reign there no more. The Jews were
more faithful after the captivity. But the Church of Christ is alone
perfectly chaste. (Calmet)_...
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Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 2. Thus saith
the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion. With great jealousy, and I
was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith the Lord;...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his
prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes
a great deal far...
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The Prophet now more clearly explains what he intended; but it was
necessary to preserve this order — that enemies were to be by force
ejected from their possession, and the Church delivered, before G...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10.
The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its
special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the
consequen...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD, I AM RETURNED TO ZION,.... The temple being now
building, and almost finished, and the worship of God restored in it.
The Targum renders it, "I will return to Zion"; and it may re...
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Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and
the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
Ver. 3....
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_I am returned unto Zion_ “I have punished her infidelities with all
the rigour of despised and abused love; but, though sensible of her
fault, my tenderness has continued, and my love is rekindled fo...
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THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED...
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Thus saith the Lord, I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem, once more occupying the dwelling-place of His
honor in the midst of His people, which He had forsaken because of...
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THE POSITIVE ANSWER
(vv. 1-17)
In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the
question ofZechariah 7:2. The positive answer is found only in His own
great and effective work to...
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1-8 The sins of Zion were her worst enemies. God will take away her
sins, and then no other enemies shall hurt her. Those who profess
religion must adorn their profession by godliness and honesty. Wh...
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I AM RETURNED; I did in anger depart from sinful, and incorrigible,
and unhumbled Israel, and sent them into a long captivity, and a far
distance from my house; but now I am pacified, they punished, a...
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Zechariah 8:3 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 return H7725 (H8804) Zion
H6726 dwell H7931 (H8804) midst...
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GOD DECLARES HIS PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE WITH PROMISES OF GREAT
BLESSING (ZECHARIAH 8:1).
God now makes a number of declarations through Zechariah in respect of
His people.
· Firstly, ‘I am jealous...
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HOLY MOUNTAIN
Holiness, Sanctification, Summary:
In the Old Testament the words consecration, dedication,
sanctification, and holiness are various renderings of one Hebrew
word, are used of persons...
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Zechariah 8:1. _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._
Because t...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's unchanging purpose to restore Jerusalem and bless
Israel in the Kingdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah.
CONCLUSION: Jerusalem, the city of God, and Israel, the people of God,
have G...
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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 an...
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_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 the...
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:1 God is renewing his presence with
his people. He is reaffirming his purpose to bless the nations through
them.
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:3 The somber word of judgment on the
former generation is not the end of the story. God has RETURNED TO
ZION AND WILL DWELL IN THE MIDST OF JERUSALEM. In the days ahead,...
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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 enemies.
ZECHA...
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EXPOSITION
ZECHARIAH 8:1
§ 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_. This chapter con...
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Now again the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying, Thus saith
the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, I was
jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the LORD; I am re...
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2 Corinthians 6:16; Colossians 2:9; Ephesians 2:21; Ephesians 2:22;...
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Shall be called a city of truth — Her citizens shall love the truth
and speak it, shall worship me in truth of heart, as well as in the
true manner prescribed to them....