And he passed through — The whole verse is an allusion to what God had done in the two famous deliverances of his people, bringing them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and through Jordan, and destroying the Egyptians, and delivering them out of Assyrian bondage, and in order thereto, destroying that kingdom.
Verse Zechariah 10:11. _AND HE SHALL PASS THROUGH THE SEA_] Here is an allusion to the passage of the _Red Sea_, on their coming _out of Egypt_, and to their _crossing Jordan_, when they went into th...
AND HE - that is, Almighty God, shall pass through the sea, affliction As He says, “When thou walkest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not oveflow thee. And...
CHAPTER 10:1-12 _ 1. The apostasy of Israel in the last days (Zechariah 10:2) _ 2. The victory over the enemies (Zechariah 10:5) 3. Deliverance and restoration (Zechariah 10:8)...
This is made up of several fragments. Zechariah 10:3_ a_ is apparently the beginning of a denunciation of Israel's leaders founded upon Ezekiel 34, whereas Zechariah 10:3_ b_ describes the Lord as vis...
AND. Though. HE. Septuagint reads "they". WITH. of. Gen, of Apposition. See App-17. THE RIVER: i.e. the Nile....
_he_ i.e. Jehovah, as He did through the Red Sea, when He gave the first great deliverance to His people. _with affliction_ i.e. to His enemies. Comp. Exodus 14:24-25; Exodus 14:27; Exodus 15:3-7. Thi...
AND HE SHALL PASS, &C.— Some render these words, _And when they shall be in straits_ or _under difficulties, in passing over the sea,_ or _river_ [_Euphrates_]; then they shall smite the waves in Euph...
CHAPTER XXXIX ISRAEL RESTORED Zechariah 10:1-12 RV. Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, even of Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one...
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre o...
10:11 of (c-8) Or 'with.'...
RESTORATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE 1, 2. A warning to trust in God and not in sorcerers. 3-7. The Lord will cast out the evil guides of the people, and under new leaders Ephraim and Judah will be victoriou...
HE] i.e. Israel. There will be a new exodus for God's people. SEA WITH AFFLICTION] better, perhaps, 'the narrow sea,' i.e. the arm of the Red Sea through which, once before, they passed. THE RIVER] i....
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 10 V1 Ask the *LORD for rain in the springtime. It is the *LORD who makes the storm clouds. Also, he gives heavy rain to people and...
These verses are evidently worded after the analogy of Isaiah 11:11. Compare especially the mention of Egypt and Assyria, the reference to the dividing of the Red Sea, and the unity of Ephraim and Jud...
HE. — That is, God. THE SEA WITH AFFLICTION. — Better, _the sea_ [where is] _affliction,_ or _straitness;_ unless, with Ewald, we read “sea of affliction.” On the construction in the Hebrew, see my _...
וְ עָבַ֨ר בַּ † יָּ֜ם צָרָ֗ה וְ...
5. AGAINST EVIL SHEPHERDS Zechariah 10:3 The unity of this section is more apparent than its connection with the preceding, which had spoken of the want of a shepherd, or religious director, of Isra...
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...
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...
This victory led him to describe the yet greater and final victory of the people of God. He introduced this description by appealing to Zion to ask help of Jehovah, and immediately declaring Jehovah's...
And he (m) shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptr...
Sea. The Jews pretend that the Bosphorus' straits were dried up, to afford them a passage. (St. Jerome) --- But they must produce some stronger text to prove such a miracle. No obstacles shall be able...
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries, an...
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...
The Prophet confirms what he had said respecting the power of God, which is so great that it can easily and without any effort lay prostrate all the mighty forces of the world. As then the impediments...
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 HE SHALL PASS THROUGH THE SEA WITH AFFLICTION,.... Either the people of the Jews, as Israel of old did, when they came out of Egypt, to which the allusion is; or the wind shall pass through the se...
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of...
_And he shall pass through the sea with affliction_ The sense might be more properly expressed, _And he_ [Israel] _shall pass through the straits of the sea:_ so the LXX. and the Vulgate understand th...
FURTHER BLESSINGS OF JEHOVAH UPON HIS PEOPLE. The subject discussed in the last Chapter was so great and wonderful that the Lord has not begun to exhaust it, but takes the opportunity of giving a ful...
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, rather, "of distress," in allusion to the affliction felt by the children of Israel when they passed through the Red Sea, AND SHALL SMITE THE WAVES I...
BLESSING ASSURED IN GOD'S TIME (vv. 1-12) Following the prophecy of the certainty of God's future blessing for Israel, based on the perfect goodness and beauty of the Messiah, how good it is to see...
6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Chr...
The former part of this verse might be read in the preter-perfect tense, reporting what God hath done, and perhaps more agreeably with the context and design, which is no doubt to confirm the promise,...
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GOD'S ANGER AT FALSE SHEPHERDS WHO LEAD HIS PEOPLE ASTRAY, BUT GOD WILL ENSURE THE COMING RESTORATION (ZECHARIAH 10:2). The picture now changes for a moment. If God is so powerful why are His people i...
Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field._ The atheistic philosoph...
CONTENTS: The future strengthening of Judah and Ephraim. Israel's dispersion and regathering in one view. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God has a hand in all the events concerning Israel, and they sh...
Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain,_ as stated in Deuteronomy 11:14. This rain fed the plant and made the harvest luxuriant. This chapter is therefore a continuati...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 10:1 In these verses Zechariah describes Judah’s leaders as “shepherds.” The current shepherds are unfaithful and greedy (vv. Zechariah 10:1), and God must rescue h
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 10:8 As a shepherd whistles for his flock, the Lord will WHISTLE to bring his people back from the nations where he scattered them. He will signal Israel’s restoration with...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 10:8. HISS] Whistle as bee-keepers call back swarms to the hive. The extraordinary increase of Jews after this is a familiar fact of history (cf. Josephus’ _Wars_, Bk. 3 ch...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 10:1, ZECHARIAH 10:2 § 4. A connecting link between the last section and the next. _The condition for obtaining the promised blessings is that they are to be sought from the Lor...
Now in this Kingdom Age, the promises of the Lord: Ask ye the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the f...
2 Kings 2:14; 2 Kings 2:8; Exodus 14:21; Exodus 14:22; Exodus 14:27;...