Egypt should think, though they had no rain, they should not be much losers by that, having the Nile to water their ground and make it fruitful. God by his prophet answers them, they shall fall under penury and famine, the very selfsame punishment which shall fall on other nations, if they neglected his worship. The Lord hath more ways than one to withhold the fruits of the earth, and send famine among people.
Verse Zechariah 14:18. _IF THE FAMILY OF EGYPT_] This may allude to those Jews who, flying from the persecution of _Antiochus Epiphanes_, settled in Egypt, and built a temple at _Heliopolis_, under t...
AND IF THE FAMILY OF EGYPT GO NOT UP, AND COME NOT, THAT HAVE NO RAIN - Rather, “and there shall not be.” It may be that the prophet chose this elliptical form, as well knowing that the symbol did not...
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...
THAT HAVE NO RAIN. This react with Zechariah 14:17 makes no sense. Modern critics (with Revised Version margin) at once say "the text is probably corrupt". The _Ellipsis_ must be supplied by repeating...
_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 Homage of the Residue of the Nations The deliverance of Israel and judgments on her enemies shall have a converting influence on the residue of the Gentiles, who shall become worshippers of Jehov...
_that have no rain_ Rather, THEN NOT ON THEM, &c. The words are an exact and obviously intended repetition of the first words of the clause at the end of Zechariah 14:17, _then not on them shall there...
DISCOURSE: 1264 THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES Zechariah 14:16. It shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worsh...
THAT HAVE NO RAIN; THERE, &C.— _Upon them shall be the plague wherewith the Lord,_ &c. Houbigant. The reader will observe, that the prophet, foretelling the blessings arising from the restoration of t...
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. IF THE...
14:18 be (k-21) Or '[this] shall be;' or, according to others, '... and come not, shall there not be upon them ...?'...
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...
THAT _HAVE_ NO _RAIN_] RV 'neither shall it be upon them.' Both phrases are unintelligible. They are due to an attempt to account for the word NOT, which is omitted in LXX. Omitting it the v. runs sim...
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....
THAT HAVE NO RAIN. — This is an impossible rendering of the original. We must read these words in connection with those which follow, and either take the clause as interrogative, and render, _then wil...
וְ אִם ־מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת מִצְרַ֧יִם לֹֽא ־תַעֲלֶ֛ה...
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...
And if the family of (q) Egypt shall not go up, and shall not come, that [have] no [rain]; there shall be the plague, with which the LORD will smite the nations that come not up to keep the feast of t...
And it shall come to pass, that everyone that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast o...
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...
But Zechariah speaks expressly of the Egyptians: and we indeed know that they were most inveterate enemies to true religion; and he might have also mentioned the Assyrians and the Chaldeans; but as th...
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...
AND IF THE FAMILY OF EGYPT GO NOT UP, AND COME NOT,.... To Jerusalem, the church of God; do not go thither to worship the Lord, attend his ordinances, and keep them in their purity; nor walk as become...
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that [have] no [rain]; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Ver....
Zec. 14:16-19. "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and t...
_Whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth_ If there be any remiss herein, and neglect to worship the Lord; _even upon them shall be no rain_ They shall be punished with want of rain, an...
THE REMNANT OF THE NATIONS SAVED...
And if the family of Egypt, representative of all the world-powers and enemies that have tried to oppress the Church of God throughout history, GO NOT UP AND COME NOT THAT HAVE NO RAIN, or, the lack o...
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...
HAVE NO: _ Heb._ upon whom there is not...
16-21 As it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem once a year, to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning must here be applied. Gospel worship is represented by t...
Zechariah 14:18 family H4940 Egypt H4714 up H5927 (H8799) enter H935 (H8804) plague H4046 LORD H3068 strikes...
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...
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...
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 14:12 After the nations have suffered a gruesome defeat, they will dedicate themselves to worshiping the true God in Jerusalem. ⇐...
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...
Deuteronomy 11:10; Deuteronomy 11:11...