The occurrence of a new heading, The burden of the word of the Lord,
which occurs again in Zechariah 12:1, and elsewhere only in Malachi
1:1, warns us that a new section begins here. We are no longer
concerned with Joshua and Zerubbabel, the small community of Judah,
and the hopes and aspirations of... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the Lord.
Zechariah 14:1 f. describes the affliction of Jerusalem up to the time
of the Maccabæ an suc... [ Continue Reading ]