And the Lord, their God, shall save them In that day as the flock of His people, with the deliverance of the Messiah's redemption; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon His land, Zion's sons and daughters being like jewels of a crown which sparkles over Jehovah's land as He proudly marches through the territory belonging to Him.
Verse Zechariah 9:16. _SHALL SAVE THEM IN THAT DAY_] They are his _flock_, and he is their _Shepherd_; and, as his own, he shall save and defend them. As _the stones of a crown_] אבני נזר מתנוססות _...
AND THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL SAVE THEM IN THAT DAY - Still all should be God’s doing; they themselves were but as a flock, as sheep among wolves, ready for the slaughter; but they were “the flock, His...
II. THE TWO PROPHETIC BURDENS--THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF THE FUTURE I. The First Burden (9-11) CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The burden of the land of Hadrach (Zechariah 9:1) _ 2. Zion's King of Peace (Zechariah 9...
An independent section belonging to the same period as Zechariah 9:11, of which it may be a later expansion. The imagery of Zechariah 9:14 is derived from older prophecy, _e.g._ Amos 1:14;...
STONES. gems. CROWN. diadem. LIFTED UP. conspicuous, or sparkling. LAND. soil....
The Coming of the King The great event for which all that had been foretold in the preceding verses of the chapter, and indeed all the preceding history of Israel and of the world, had been a prepara...
The prophecy now moves forward, and takes for its groundwork a later epoch in the future history of the Jews. As their deliverance from their enemies without fighting, in the times of Alexander (Zecha...
_lifted up as an ensign upon_ Rather, RAISED ALOFT OVER, or perhaps, SHINING, or GLITTERING. So R. V. _lifted on high over_. Margin, _glittering upon_....
FOR THEY SHALL BE AS THE STONES OF A CROWN— Or rather, _as consecrated stones._ Both single stones, and heaps of stones set up by way of memorial, are frequently spoken of; and these might well be cal...
THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH KING. Zechariah 9:9-17 RV. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, an...
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. AND THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL SAVE TH...
9:16 up (i-28) Or 'sparkling,' 'glittering' -- 'crown' is _ nazar_ , as Exodus 29:6 . see Note, Numbers 6:2 ....
JUDGMENTS ON THE NATIONS. THE PRINCE OF PEACE 1-8. A judgment is about to fall on Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, Sidon, and the cities of the Philistines. A remnant from Philistia will acknowledge God. God...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 9 V1 What the *LORD says warns (about punishment) to the country of Hadrach. (The punishment) will start at Damascus. (This will ha...
(9-17) The advent of the king. It has been urged as an objection against the post-exilic authorship of this passage that “Ephraim” and “Jerusalem” are mentioned, as though Israel were still separated...
FLOCK. — Observe here the first introduction of the word and idea of “flock,” which plays such a prominent part in the next three (four?) Chapter s....
וְֽ הֹושִׁיעָ֞ם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם בַּ † יֹּ֥ום...
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...
3. THE SLAUGHTER OF THE GREEKS Zechariah 9:13 The next oracle seems singularly out of keeping with the spirit of the last, which declared the arrival of the Messianic peace, while this represents Jeh...
A LOWLY DELIVERER BRINGS PEACE Zechariah 9:9-17; Zechariah 10:1-12 Jesus must be King first, then Savior. He is lowly; His steed is not the richly caparisoned warhorse, but the humble ass; He needs n...
Here begins the second division of the prophecy in which there are two messages. The first the prophet described as "the burden of the word of the Lord upon the land of Hadrach"; it deals with the rej...
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the (a) stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. (a) The faithful will be preserv...
_Holy stones; the apostles, who shall be as pillars and monuments in the Church. (Challoner) --- The Machabees are like a wall. They restore the altar of holocausts, built of fresh stones, 1 Machabees...
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; 13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons,...
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...
He continues the same subject, but uses various figures, that he might more fully confirm what then was incredible. He indeed reminds them that God would not save his people in an ordinary way, such a...
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...
AND THE LORD THEIR GOD SHALL SAVE THEM IN THAT DAY,.... In the times of the Gospel, and the dispensation of it; meaning either the apostles, before said to be protected and defended, Zechariah 9:15 or...
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. Ver. 16. _And the Lord their God sha...
_When I have bent Judah for me_ “A strong and sublime manner of expressing that God would use Judah and Ephraim as his instruments of destruction.” Newcome. As if he had said, When I have made Judah m...
SYRIA, TYRE AND PHILISTIA TO FALL UNDER JUDGMENT (vv. 1-8) Beginning with this chapter the book of Zechariah has a distinctly different character. No dates are mentioned as in the first section of t...
9-17 The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He took the character of their King, when he entered Jerusal...
THE LORD THEIR GOD, as in covenant with them, not only as Lord of hosts by his power, but as their God in mercy and faithfulness, SHALL SAVE THEM, fully deliver them, i.e. the sons of Zion, in that da...
Zechariah 9:16 LORD H3068 God H430 save H3467 (H8689) day H3117 flock H6629 people H5971 jewels H68 crown...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach,_ Or, Syria, Zechariah 9:1. _And Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, s...
As we read these ancient prophecies, we will not only notice how exactly they have been fulfilled, but we will also try to learn the lesson that they are intended to teach us. Zechariah 9:1. The burd...
CONTENTS: Burden upon the cities surrounding Palestine. Christ presented as King-Savior in His first advent. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Christ, Israel's King, who came as the meek and lowl...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of Hadrach and Damascus._ Hadrach, the old name of Hazor, the Hebrews being accustomed to adhere to primitive names of cities and nations. Judges 4:2; Jeremiah 49:28. This k...
_They shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land _ THE LORD’S PEOPLE Here we see-- I. The dignity of the lord’s people. They are “stones, precious stones,” set in the “...
_The Lord of hosts shall defend them _ GOD WORKS AMONGST THE NATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF HIS PEOPLE The double recompense which the Lord will make to His people will consist in the fact that He not o...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 9:1 The Return of the King. The reference to the surrounding nations in Zechariah 8:20 and...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 9:12 The prisoners of war are not the only ones who need to hear the news of the coming king. The day is coming when God will make his people themselves into a weapon again...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 9:15 TREAD DOWN THE SLING STONES. These stones were hurled by slings in battle, but these stones also represent the enemies themselves. Israel’s army will trample them as t...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 9:12. Strong hold] Fortress, forcibly contrasting with pit (Psalms 40:2). TO-DAY] No need to despair; their condition miserable, yet not hopeless. DOUBLE] Not strictly of _...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 Part III. THE FUTURE OF THE POWERS OF THE WORLD AND OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. VERSE 1-11:17 A. THE FIRST...
Now the burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, and all of the tribes of Israel shall be toward the LORD. And Hamath also s...
1 Peter 5:2; Ezekiel 34:22; Ezekiel 34:31; Haggai 2:23; Isaiah 11:
As the flock — As a shepherd saves his flock. As the stones of a crown — Precious in my sight. As an ensign — Or trophy....