Return. This in some measure was verified by means of the Machabees; but is rather to be taken in a spiritual sense, as relating to the propagation of the Church and kingdom of Christ, the true Jerusalem, which alone shall never fall under the anathema of destruction, or God's curse. (Challoner) --- The limits of Jerusalem were never so extensive. --- Hill, or Gabaa to Remmon," or the pomegranate. The situation is not ascertained.
Verse Zechariah 14:10. _ALL THE LAND SHALL BE TURNED AS A PLAIN_] Or rather, "He shall encompass the whole land as a plain." He shall cast his defence all around it; from _Geba_, in Benjamin, north o...
ALL THE LAND SHALL BE TURNED AS A PLAIN FROM RIMMON TO GEBAH - Kimchi: “All the land, which is round about Jerusalem, which is now mountains, as is said, “The mountains are round about Jerusalem” Psal...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The last conflict and the manifestation of the Lord (Zechariah 14:1) _ 2. The complete salvation (Zechariah 14:6) 3. The punishment of the enemies (Zechariah 14:12)...
ZECHARIAH 14. THE TRIBULATION OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST HEATHENISM AND THE GLORIOUS FUTURE WHICH MAY BE ANTICIPATED. It is noteworthy that the writer considers the plundering of Jerusalem as a day of th...
A. the. GEBE. _Now Jeb'a,_ six miles north of Jerusalem. RIMMON. Now _Khan Umm er Rumamin_ (Nehemiah 11:29). INHABITED. be inhabited. BENJAMIN'S GATE. See Jeremiah 20:2;...
_The Second Section_. Zechariah 13:7 to Zechariah 14:21 The purification and final glory of Israel This Second Section of the Second Burden and conclusion of the whole Book describes the purifying c...
The Prosperity of the Land Perennial streams flowing from Jerusalem both to the E. and to the W. shall irrigate and fertilise the land, Zechariah 14:8. One God shall be worshipped without a rival, Ze...
_turned as a plain_ i.e. changed so as to become as, or like, a plain. Some would render, _as the Arabah_(R. V.) or Jordan valley, a meaning which the word will bear. Dean Stanley writes, "As a genera...
ALL THE LAND SHALL BE TURNED, &C.— _And he shall surround the whole land as a plain, from Geba even to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem; which shall be high, and shall stand firm,_ &c. The latter part of th...
IN THAT DAY (12). Zechariah 14:8-12 RV. And _it_ shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the wester...
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the...
14:10 Arabah; (e-16) Or 'plain.' see Joshua 3:16 . dwell (f-25) 'be inhabited,' as ch. 12.6....
AS A PLAIN] RV' as the Arabah,' i.e. the great plain which stretched from the borders of Palestine to the Red Sea. GEBA] marked the limit of northern Judah (2 Kings 23:8). RIMMON] a city in the extrem...
THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN. EXALTATION OF JERUSALEM This chapter has the appearance of a late work. It has all the general characteristics of the style of literature known to students in the book of...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 14 V1 Look! A day will come for the *LORD! Then (the nations) will gather in the middle of (Jerusalem) to share the city’s wealth....
THE LAND... FROM GEBA TO RIMMON SOUTH OF JERUSALEM. — _i.e.,_ Judah, from north to south, as in 2 Kings 23:8 it is said, “from Geba to Beersheba.” Geba, modern “Jeba,” is about three hours north of Je...
יִסֹּ֨וב כָּל ־הָ אָ֤רֶץ כָּ † עֲרָבָה֙...
10. JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN ANDSANCTIFICATION OF JERUSALEM (Zechariah 14:1) In another apocalyptic vision the prophet beholds Jerusalem again beset by the heathen. But Jehovah Himself intervenes, app...
“AT EVENING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT” Zechariah 14:1 We can hardly doubt that in Zechariah 14:1, Zechariah is anticipating the same events as Ezekiel describes in Ezekiel 38:1;...
The prophet finally described the ultimate victories of the King, commencing with a description of the smiting of the Shepherd and the scattering of the sheep. Of this scattering a remnant would be lo...
All the land shall be turned (l) as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the c...
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the...
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...
The Prophet in this verse promises two things, — that the city would be in a very prominent place, so as to be seen at a distance, and also, that it would be a secure and peaceable habitation. With re...
Chapter 14 announces the final events that shall bring in this result, as chapter 13 had especially detailed that which regarded Christ. The two subjects of chapter 12 are thus resumed in detail. We m...
ALL THE LAND SHALL BE TURNED AS A PLAIN,.... That is, all the land of Israel round about Jerusalem, which was encompassed with mountains, Psalms 125:2 but now these mountains shall become a plain, tha...
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the c...
_All the land_ The whole land of Judea, a type of the whole earth, the seat of the universal church, filled with the knowledge of God, and abounding with multitudes of converts: _shall be turned as a...
THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...
All the land shall be turned as a plain, with no more mountains to obstruct the work of the Church, FROM GEBA, some twelve miles north of Jerusalem, TO RIMMON, south of Jerusalem, at the southern bord...
NATIONS PUNISHED, THEN RESTORED (vv. 1-15) This chapter goes back to consider the The Great Tribulation from another viewpoint. "Behold, the day of the Lord is coming (v.1). The day of the Lord stan...
TURNED: Or, compassed INHABITED: Or, shall abide...
8-15 Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces o...
ALL THE LAND; the whole land of Judea, here, is type of the whole earth, seat of the catholic church, filled with the knowledge of God. and abounding in multitudes of converts. SHALL BE TURNED AS A PL...
Zechariah 14:10 land H776 turned H5437 (H8735) plain H6160 Geba H1387 Rimmon H7417 south H5045 Jerusalem H3389
THE CONSEQUENCES OF YHWH'S REIGN (ZECHARIAH 14:10). In Zechariah's day when a king came to the throne he did not become king over a kingdom with neat boundaries and receive total control. Various riva...
THE TRIUMPH OF YHWH (ZECHARIAH 14:1). In this final chapter Zechariah visualises the final triumph of YHWH. The whole world will be subject to Him, and will worship Him (Zechariah 14:16). He will be K...
CONTENTS: The return of Christ. Armageddon. The changes in Palestine. The kingdom established on earth. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah, Christ. CONCLUSION: In the last days, Christ shall return in glory...
Zechariah 14:1. _I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle._ The tenth legion joined the Roman general; and though they could not take the city by storm, yet famine at last did what could...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:1 Terrible times are yet in store for the people of Jerusalem, but God will visit them and make Jerusalem secure and prominent. ⇐...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:10 The territory of Judah will be turned into a flat PLAIN so that Jerusalem can tower over its surrounding countryside (compare Isaiah 2:2).
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 14:8. Living] i.e. running, perennial, refreshing; opposed to stagnant, noxious waters; an image of copious streams of gifts and grace from the Church, the source of all ble...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 14:1, ZECHARIAH 14:2 § 5. The afflictions of the people and their results are set forth in figure and symbol. _Jerusalem is represented as taken and plundered._...
Behold, the day of the LORD comes, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, a...
1 Chronicles 4:32; 1 Chronicles 6:77; 1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 25:23;...
All the land — The whole land of Judea, a type of the whole earth, shall be filled with the knowledge of God. As a plain — All high, uneven places, all rocky and barren grounds, shall be changed into...