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Verse Zechariah 8:19. _THE FAST OF THE FOURTH_ MONTH] To commemorate
the _taking of Jerusalem_; 2 Kings 25:3; Jeremiah 39:2;...
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THE FAST OF THE FOURTH MONTH - On the ninth day “of the fourth
month” of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, Jerusalem, in the extremity of
famine, opened to Nebuchadnezzar, and his princes sat in her gate; in...
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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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SAITH. hath said.
THE FOURTH MONTH. The ninth of Tammuz (Jeremiah 52:6; Jeremiah 52:7),
when the city was broken up; hence called "the fourth fast".
THE FIFTH. On the tenth of Ab, when the Temple and...
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The Answer. Fourth Section
In coming now to a direct answer to the question, out of which the
whole prophecy arose, Almighty God enumerates not only _the fast of
the fifth month_to which the question...
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_The fast of the fourth month_ had been instituted, because on that
day, under the extremity of famine, Jerusalem opened her gates to
Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah 39:2-3; Jeremiah 52:6-7.
_the fast of the...
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THE SIXTH STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:18-23
RV. And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying, Thus saith
Jehovah of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the
fifth, and the fast of...
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And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
-The prophet answers the query () as to the fast in the fifth month,
by a reply applying to all their fasts: these are to be turned into
days...
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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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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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“THE FAST OF THE FOURTH [MONTH].” — LXX., after the analogy of
Genesis 1:31, renders “the fourth fast,” and so also with the
others....
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(18-23) This fourth section gives at last all that the prophet deigns
to answer concerning the fast of the fifth month (Zechariah 7:3), and
also concerning the other fasts. On the 9th or 17th of “the...
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כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות צֹ֣ום
הָ רְבִ
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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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THE NATIONS WILL SEEK THE GOD OF ISRAEL
Zechariah 8:18-23; Zechariah 9:1-8
In his final answer the prophet gives a delightful picture of the
future, which was on the eve of complete realization. So e...
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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 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
(k) tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, an...
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Fast. They fasted on the ninth day of the fourth month, because on
that day Nabuchodonosor took Jerusalem, Jeremias lii. 6. On the tenth
day of the fifth month, because on that day the temple was burn...
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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 ten...
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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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He confirms the same truth, that such would be the restoration of the
Church that all the memory of their sorrows would be obliterated. We
have already said, that some fasts were observed by the Jews...
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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 OF HOSTS,.... What follows is a full answer to the
question in Zechariah 7:3:
THE FAST OF THE FOURTH [MONTH]; the month Tammuz, which answers to
June: this fast was kept on the ni...
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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 ch...
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_The fast of the fourth month and of the fifth_, &c. See the note on
Zechariah 7:5. The siege of Jerusalem was begun in the tenth month,
and in the fourth of the year following the city was taken. God...
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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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FEASTS:
_ Heb._ solemn, or set times...
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18-23 When God comes towards us in ways of mercy, we must meet him
with joy and thankfulness. Therefore be faithful and honest in all
your dealings; and let it be a pleasure to you to be so, though
t...
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This 19th verse is a final decision of the proposed case, and the
whole of this verse stands on a proviso or condition, that they do
those things required, MALACHI 8:16,17; then shall their fasting
ce...
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Zechariah 8:19 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 fast H6685
fourth H7243 fast H6685 fifth H2549 fast...
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR GOD'S PEOPLE (ZECHARIAH 8:18).
Zechariah 8:18
‘And the word of YHWH of Hosts came to me, saying, “Thus says YHWH
of Hosts. The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the f...
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FOURTH MONTH
That is, July.
FIFTH MONTH
That is, August.
SEVENTH MONTH
That is, October.
TENTH MONTH
That is, January....
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Zechariah 8:19
When we reflect upon the present state of the Holy Church throughout
the world, so different from that which was promised to her in
prophecy, the doubt is apt to suggest itself to us, w...
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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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Zechariah 8:9. Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong,
ye that hear in these days these words by the month of the prophets,
which were in the day that the foundation of the house of th...
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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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_Therefore love the truth and peace _
THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH
This solemn admonition may seem to derive additional weight from the
consideration that it is almost the concluding message which the
prop...
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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 8:19 Formerly, the people fasted in the
FOURTH MONTH, when their enemies had entered Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:3;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZECHARIAH 8:18.] An answer to question (ch. Zechariah 7:3). FASTS]
shall be turned into FEASTS] of joy and gladness. LOVE] Live in
harmony among yourselves as the _result:_ others as...
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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 Kings 25:25; 2 Kings 25:3; 2 Kings 25:4; Esther 8:17; Esther 9:22;...
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Thus saith the Lord — This verse is a final decision of the case:
provided they do these things required, Zechariah 8:16, then shall the
fasting cease, and turn into joyful feasts. The fourth month —...