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Zechariah 12:1-9
Jehovah's Solicitude for Israel
Jehovah's Solicitude for Israel
CHAPTER XII _The first part of this chapter, with several passages in_ chap xiv., _relates to an invasion that shall be made on the_ _inhabitants of Judea and Jerusalem in the latter ages of the_...
THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD FOR - Rather, “upon (see at Nahum 1:1, p. 129) Israel.” If this prophecy is a continuation of the last, notwithstanding its fresh title, then “Israel” must be the Ch...
II. THE SECOND BURDEN OF ZECHARIAH (12-14) CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Jerusalem's conflict and victory (Zechariah 12:1) _ 2. The vision of the pierced One and its results (Zechariah 12:10) Zecharia
ZECHARIAH 12:1_ A_ is an editorial heading probably added when the two collections Zechariah 9-11, Zechariah 12-14 were appended to the earlier book of Zechariah. The text of this section is corrupt i...
BURDEN. oracle. Compare Zechariah 9:1, and the Structure on p. 1280. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. FOR. upon: i.e. concerning Israel's affliction and final deliverance. SAITH THE LORD. [is] J...
_The burden_ See ch. Zechariah 9:1, note. _for Israel_ Rather, CONCERNING ISRAEL. _saith_ Rather, THE SAYING, ORACULAR UTTERANCE, OF JEHOVAH: as in Psalms 110:1. The clause is in apposition with the...
Zechariah 12:1-9. Jehovah's protection of His people As in the former Burden, the first section opens with a general Title (printed as such in R. V.), very similar to that of the First Burden (Zechar...
THE BURDEN— משׂא _massa,_ usually denotes a prophesy of a calamitous kind. But it does not always so; for sometimes it signifies simply _a prophesy,_ or revelation of some matter of importance, as Pro...
THE BURDEN OF THE LORD. Zechariah 12:1-2 RV. The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and for...
The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. THE BURDEN weigh...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM Many scholars believe that in Zechariah 12-14 (omitting Zechariah 13:7) we have a third separate prophecy, the oldest in the book of Zechariah, written subsequent to the d...
BURDEN] see Zechariah 9:1. God's omnipotence is the guarantee that this prophecy will be fulfilled....
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 12 V1 The *LORD’s message warns (about danger) to Israel. The *LORD spreads out the skies. He lays a strong base for the earth. An...
XII. (1-9) The opening of this chapter is similar to that of Zechariah 9, and marks the beginning of the second half of these latter prophecies. This prophecy, as far as Zechariah 12:9, seems to recur...
מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר ־יְהוָ֖ה עַל ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נְאֻם...
8. JUDAH VERSUS JERUSALEM Zechariah 12:1 A title, though probably of later date than the text, introduces with the beginning of chapter 12 an oracle plainly from circumstances different from those of...
THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...
JERUSALEM'S DAY OF MOURNING Zechariah 12:1-14 This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes,...
The second message has to do with things wholly future. The King spoke of in the previous message, whose rejection was there foretold, is now seen coming into His kingdom. This the prophet described i...
The burden of the word of the LORD for (a) Israel, saith the LORD, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (a) That is, the...
CONTENTS. The Prophet, still prosecuting the same blessed subject, of the auspicious events included in the coming of Christ, prophesieth of many singular blessings to be given to the Lord's people i...
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 inscription seems not to agree with what follows, for he does not denounce any evil on the chosen people in this chapter, but, on the contrary, comforts the miserable, and promises that God would...
The introduction of Antichrist, a shepherd [1] in Israel, brings in also the events that crowd around Jerusalem in the last days. All the nations should be gathered round Jerusalem, but only to find i...
THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD FOR ISRAEL,.... And against their enemies; for the good of the church of God, for its joy, comfort, and salvation; or, "concerning Israel" x; what shall befall them...
The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Ver. 1. _The burde...
_The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel_ Or, _toward Israel;_ that is, as some interpret it, the prophecy which containeth the words of the Lord to Israel. _Saith the Lord, which stretcheth for...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM (vv. 1-9) In this chapter Judah is mentioned five times, Jerusalem ten times. All in this chapter (as well as Chapter s 13 and 14) is prophetic of the future...
1-8 Here is a Divine prediction, which will be a heavy burden to all the enemies of the church. But it is for Israel; for their comfort and benefit. It is promised that God will make foolish the coun...
ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 12 Jerusalem a cup of trembling, and a burdensome stone, to the confusion of her adversaries, MALACHI 12:1. The victorious restoring of Judah, MALACHI 12:6. The repentance of Jerusal...
Zechariah 12:1 burden H4853 word H1697 LORD H3068 Israel H3478 says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 stretches H5186 ...
THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE DWELLERS IN JERUSALEM, THE SERVANT PIERCED, THE SPIRIT POURED OUT, THE SUPERSEDING OF PROPHECY, THE FIRES OF REFINEMENT (ZECHARIAH 12:1 TO ZECHARIAH 13:9). Zec...
THE INITIAL FUTURE OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 12:1) Zechariah 12:1 ‘Thus says YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.' These wo...
THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF YHWH (ZECHARIAH 12:1 A). Zechariah 12:1 ‘The burden of the word of YHWH concerning Israel.' Compare for this idea Zechariah 9:1;...
BURDEN Zechariah 12-14, from one prophecy, the general theme of which is the return of the Lord and the establishment of the kingdom. The order is: (1) The siege of Jerusalem preceding the battle of...
Zechariah 12:1 I. The Creator of the heavens and earth and the spirit of man has an Israel. The idea of Israel is fellowship with God, and power with God gained in and by that fellowship. Man is haunt...
Zechariah 12:1. The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Beh...
12:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heaven, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him._ Note how th...
CONTENTS: Jerusalem's coming siege by the Beast and his armies. Deliverance of Judah by the Lord Himself. The Spirit poured out and the pierced one recognized. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Z...
Zechariah 12:1. _The burden of the word of the Lord._ It was indeed a burden to pass the sentence of heaven against the infidels of Asia, under the names of Gog, Magog, and Meshech; the infidels of Af...
_The burden of the Word of the Lord for Israel _ THE BURDEN AND GLORY OF GOD’S WORD TO ISRAEL God presents Himself here as creating and speaking. It is to Israel that His Word is primarily addressed...
ZECHARIAH 12:1 The Second Oracle: The People and Their Leaders. In this last section of the book, hope for Judah is tied to the “house of David.” The future of Jerusalem is described in various ways,...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter begins the first half of the second prophecy concerning Israel’s future and the nations of the world. The conflict against Jerusalem and Judah will issue in the destructi...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 B. THE SECOND BURDEN. ZECHARIAH 12:1 § 1. The prophet proceeds to announce Israel's conflict with heathen powers. Hostile nations gather together against Jerusalem, but sha...
Now, we're out of the fog and into the clear day. Out of the haze and smog. Into the glorious pure age, as this final vision of Zechariah tells us about the glorious new age that God is going to estab...
Ecclesiastes 12:7; Ezekiel 18:4; Ezekiel 36:5; Genesis 2:7; Hebre