Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Zechariah 14:13
A great tumult — Confusion. Shall rise up — From murmurs one against another they shall at last run into civil wars, and so destroy themselves, and revenge Jerusalem.
A great tumult — Confusion. Shall rise up — From murmurs one against another they shall at last run into civil wars, and so destroy themselves, and revenge Jerusalem.
Verse Zechariah 14:13. _A GREAT TUMULT FROM THE LORD_] Among those enemies of his Church, who shall engage and destroy each other....
A GREAT TUMULT - And panic fear, such as God said He would send upon the Canaanites before Israel Deuteronomy 7:23, or on Israel itself, if disobedient Deuteronomy 28:20; or which fell on the Philisti...
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...
TUMULT. panic, EVERY ONE. Heb _. 'ish,_ App-14....
_tumult_ Comp. 1 Samuel 14:20, where the same word is rendered "discomfiture," and where, as also in Jdg 7:22; 2 Chronicles 20:23, the foes are described, as here, as fighting against one another in t...
The Destruction of Hostile Nations The deliverance and prosperity of Jerusalem shall be accomplished by a terrible plague sent upon those who fought against her, Zechariah 14:12; and by a panic which...
_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...
AND HIS HAND SHALL RISE UP, &C.— _And the hand of one shall cleave to the hand of another._ Houbigant....
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the ha...
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...
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....
In the description of the plague, and confusion, and rout with which the hostile nations are to be smitten, the prophet had in mind several historical events: _e.g.,_ Exodus 9:14; Psalms 37:36; 1 Samu...
וְ הָיָה֙ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֔וּא...
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 it shall come to pass in that day, [that] (m) a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on (n) the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up again...
_Them. The Church shall be alarmed at these wars, seeing enemies on all sides. But those days shall be shortened, Matthew xxiv. 21. --- Hand. Christians shall assist each other; or rather the nearest...
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the...
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 seems again to be inconsistent with himself; for after having declared that God would be the defender of his people, so as to destroy and consume all people for their sake, he now adds tha...
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 IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY,.... When the vials are pouring out: [THAT] A GREAT TUMULT FROM THE LORD SHALL BE AMONG THEM; the Targum renders it, a great tumult, or noise of killing; and the...
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the h...
_And this shall be the plague_, &c. Those that do not die in battle, nor fall by the hand of their brethren, shall be destroyed by famine, or consumption. _Their flesh shall consume away while they st...
And it shall come to pass in that day that a great tumult, a confusion and panic, FROM THE LORD SHALL BE AMONG THEM; AND THEY SHALL LAY HOLD EVERY ONE ON THE HAND OF HIS NEIGHBOR, AND HIS HAND SHALL R...
THE REMNANT OF THE NATIONS SAVED...
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...
8-15 Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces o...
IN THAT DAY; when God punisheth those that invaded and wasted Jerusalem, his church. A GREAT TUMULT; confusion, vexation, and inclination to turn all upside down. FROM THE LORD; from the just displeas...
Zechariah 14:13 day H3117 great H7227 panic H4103 LORD H3068 Everyone H376 seize H2388 (H8689) hand H3027 neig
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...
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...
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...
_And this shall be the plague _ THE PUNISHMENT OF GOD’S ENEMIES This is a figurative description of the punishment of sin. The first element of the punishment is corruption, which is set forth by th...
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...
1 Samuel 14:15; 2 Chronicles 20:22; Ezekiel 38:21; Judges 7:22;...