Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Zechariah 2:11
Shall be joined — Shall worship the God of Israel. In that day — When Christ shall come in the flesh, and take down the partition wall. Sent me — The Messiah.
Shall be joined — Shall worship the God of Israel. In that day — When Christ shall come in the flesh, and take down the partition wall. Sent me — The Messiah.
Verse Zechariah 2:11. _MANY NATIONS SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD_] This most certainly belongs to the _Christian church_. No _nation_ or _people_ ever became converts to the Jewish religion, but _whole...
AND MANY NATIONS SHALL JOIN THEMSELVES - cleaving to Him by a close union. Isaiah had so spoken of single proselytes Isaiah 56:3; Jeremiah had used the word of Israel’s self-exhortation after the retu...
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The man with the measuring line (Zechariah 2:1) _ 2. The message of the third night vision (Zechariah 2:3) 3. The glorious kingdom (Zechariah 2:10)...
A COLLECTION OF FRAGMENTS. Zechariah 2:6 f. bids the Jews scattered through the Persian empire escape to Jerusalem, where they will be safe when the judgment comes upon Persia. The north in Jeremiah's...
MANY NATIONS, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:49; Numbers 9:14). App-92....
That they may share in the promised favour to Zion, but also (and this is put first and urgently, because the judgment was imminent) that they may escape the coming punishment of Babylon, the Jews sti...
_be joined join themselves_. R. V....
_ZECHARIAH 2:10_.— Hitherto nothing has appeared to indicate the angel to be more than what the name usually imports, an ordinary messenger of God's will, and the agent of his providence. Nor will it,...
AND MANY NATIONS, &C.— We do not know of any cities, provinces, or nations, which have forsaken their own religion to embrace that of the Jews; but we see a great part of the world joining themselves...
CHAPTER XXIX A VISION OF A MEASURING LINE ZECHARIAH, CHAPTER Zechariah 2:1-13 RV. And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said, I, Whither goes...
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. AND MANY...
2:11 many (b-2) Or 'great,' as Ezekiel 17:8 ....
THE THIRD VISION 1-5. A young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure Jerusalem preparatory to rebuilding the walls. But an angel is sent to stop him. The population will so increase as to ex...
MANY NATIONS SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD] better, 'shall join themselves.' This was fulfilled after the coming of Jesus Christ, who also fulfilled the words, 'I will dwell in the midst of thee.'...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...
(6-13) This address to Zion may be taken as the words of the prophet himself, or of the angel who had been speaking before. In any case, it was intended to be communicated to the people by the prophet...
(10-13) The prophecy contained in these verses is admitted by most Jewish as well as Christian commentators to be of a Messianic character; but opinion is not so unanimous with regard to the nature of...
MANY NATIONS. — Comp. Zechariah 8:20. This prophecy, which is clothed in Old Testament imagery, was spiritually fulfilled by the gathering-in of the Gentiles to the Church of Christ. AND.... SHALL BE...
_[Zechariah 2:15]_ וְ נִלְווּ֩ גֹויִ֨ם רַבִּ֤ים אֶל...
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
THE REDEMPTION OF JERUSALEM Zechariah 1:18-21; Zechariah 2:1-13 The work of Temple-building had ceased for fifteen years and the new resolve to arise and build might meet with a similar fate. But the...
The vision of the measuring line reveals the condition of Jerusalem which will result from the overthrow of her enemies. The young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure the restored city, an...
_Nations. We know of none who embrace the Jewish law. But both the old and the new world submits to Christ. --- Dwell. St. Michael represents the Messias. The latter preached and wrought miracles amon...
"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. (11) And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: 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 describes here the voluntary surrender of the nations, who would so join themselves to the Church of God, as to disown their own name and to count themselves Jews: and this is what the Pro...
From chapter 2 to the end of chapter 6, the Spirit presents the circumstances, the principles, and the result of the re-establishment of Jerusalem and of the house; and also the judgment of that which...
AND MANY NATIONS SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD IN THAT DAY,.... The Gospel will be preached in all nations, and multitudes will be converted, and embrace and profess the Christian religion, and join the...
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Ver. 11. _A...
_Sing and rejoice_, &c. Here the prophet calls the daughter of Zion, or the whole Jewish nation, being redeemed and restored, to rejoice in the goodness showed them, and to proclaim the praises of Him...
VISION OF THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING-LINE. The second vision had pictured the overthrow of the enemies of the people of the Lord. But this defeat being administered, the growth of the Lord's Church w...
And many nations, representatives of the various races and countries of the world, SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD IN THAT DAY, to be added to His people, AND SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, Ephesians 2:19; AND I WIL...
THE THIRD VISION - A MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE (vv. 1-5) Another vision draws the eyes of Zechariah-a man with a measuring line. Zechariah 1:16 told of a line being stretched upon Jerusalem. Now, in...
10-13 Here is a prediction of the coming of Christ in human nature. Many nations in that day would renounce idolatry, and God will own those for his people who join him with purpose of heart. Gloriou...
MANY NATIONS, and _great_, Heb; it implieth both multitudes and greatness of nations; or, heathen and Gentiles, as the word beareth. SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD; become proselytes, inquire for, adhere...
Zechariah 2:11 Many H7227 nations H1471 joined H3867 (H8738) LORD H3068 day H3117 people H5971 dwell H7931 ...
THE THIRD VISION. THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINE (ZECHARIAH 2:1). Having learned that nothing has been happening among the nations which will aid in the recovery of YHWH's people (Zechariah 1:7), and...
Zechariah 2:1 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of the Je...
CONTENTS: Visions of Zechariah. Jerusalem in the kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Jerusalem is the apple of Jehovah's eye, jealously guarded by His angels and marked out for a gl...
Zechariah 2:1. _Behold, a man with a measuring line._ A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architects do...
_I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee _ THE RESTORER OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH Note that the name of “the Lord,” or “Jehovah,” is applied to two distinct persons; to Him who sends, and to Him who...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 2:1 In his third vision Zechariah anticipates a renewed Jerusalem, so full of people that it spreads beyond its walls. It will attract those Jews who remain in exile, as we...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 2:11 The NATIONS too will JOIN THEMSELVES TO (enter into covenant with) THE LORD IN THAT DAY (see...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 2:10.] Summons to rejoice over God’s indwelling, and its happy results. COME] at Messiah’s first advent, and more especially in his return in glory (Jeremiah 1:14, and Revel...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 2:1 § 5. _The third vision: the man with the measuring line._ ZECHARIAH 2:1 (Hebrews 2:5.) I LIFTED UP MINE EYES AGAIN ...
Chapter 2, the next vision, the fourth in the series of ten. I lifted up my eyes again, and I looked, and behold there was a man with a measuring line in his hand [He had a ruler]. I said, Where are y...
1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:9; Acts 28:28; Exodus 12:49; Ezekiel 33:33;...
THE MAN AND THE MEASURING LINE Zechariah 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, we have Ezekiel's vision which in some respects parallels the one in Zechariah. Ezekiel in the vis...