Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

Ver. 4. Then came the word of the Lord of hosts] This is often prefaced, for authority's sake; and to procure audience and reverence. The Lord God hath spoken, who can but be affected? See that ye despise not him that speaketh from heaven. The angel, Matthew 28:7, useth no other argument to assure the women of the truth of what he had told them but this, "Lo, I have told you."

Continues after advertising
Continues after advertising