Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Zechariah 7:3
The prophets — Haggai and Zechariah. Weep — Fast, in remembrance of the burning of the temple on the tenth day of that month. Separating myself — From worldly cares and designs.
The prophets — Haggai and Zechariah. Weep — Fast, in remembrance of the burning of the temple on the tenth day of that month. Separating myself — From worldly cares and designs.
SHOULD I WEEP IN THE FIFTH MONTH, SEPARATING MYSELF? - “In the fifth month,” from the seventh to the tenth day, Jerusalem was in flames, fired by Nebuchadnezzar. “He burnt the house of the Lord, and t...
II. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN FASTS CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The question (Zechariah 7:1) _ 2. The reproof (Zechariah 7:4) 3. The lessons of the past (Zechariah 7:8)...
ZECHARIAH 7:1 F. The original account of the question about the fasting and Zechariah's answer has been considerably amplified by the insertion of other prophecies, probably later compositions, though...
SPEAK UNTO THE PRIESTS, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 33:10). App-92. THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Zechariah 1:3. IN THE FIFTH MONTH. See note on...
_unto the priests_ See Haggai 2:11 and note. _which were in of_R.V. _and to the prophets_ i.e. Haggai and Zechariah. _Should I weep_ Similarly the sing. num. is used of a community or nation, Number...
SEPARATING MYSELF, AS, &C.— _Should I fast as I have done,_ &c. Houbigant. See Zechariah 7:5....
CHAPTER XXXVI TEACHING ABOUT WORSHIP Chapter seven has been called _A Call to Civic Duty._ We cannot subscribe to this summary of the prophetic message contained in this chapter, but we mention it to...
And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? AN...
WARNINGS FROM THE PAST Chs.7 and 8 go together, and were spoken on a date (fourth day of the ninth month in the fourth year of Darius) two years later than the series of visions described above, viz....
SEPARATING MYSELF] The word is the root whence the term 'Nazirite' is derived. The fast involved abstinence from other things besides food and drink: see Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 16:31....
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 7 V1 The word of the *LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the 9th month (called) Kislev. This happened in the fourth year...
IN. — Better, _belonging to._ LXX., wrongly, ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ. IN THE FIFTH MONTH. — On the tenth of the fifth month (_Ab_)_,_ Nebuzar-adan burnt the Temple and Jerusalem with fire (Jeremiah 52:12), but in...
לֵ אמֹ֗ר אֶל ־הַ כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ לְ
Zechariah 8:1 "THE SEED OF PEACE" Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1 THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of...
THE PENALTY OF INJUSTICE AND CRUELTY Zechariah 7:1-14 During their captivity the Jews observed four feasts. That of the 10th month recalled the first enclosure of Jerusalem by the enemies' lines; of...
The third message of Zechariah was uttered nearly two years later. It was a fourfold answer to an inquiry made by the people concerning the necessity for observing certain fasts. The history of these...
[And] to speak to the priests who [were] in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I (c) weep in the fifth month, (d) separating myself, as I have done these so many (e) y...
The fifth month. They fasted on the tenth day of the fifth month; because on that day the temple was burnt. Therefore they inquire whether they are to continue that fast after the temple is rebuilt. S...
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer, and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord, 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the pr...
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...
Let us now consider the question which the captives proposed to the priests. They asked whether they were to weep in the fifth month, and whether they were to separate themselves as they had done for...
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 TO SPEAK UNTO THE PRIESTS WHICH WERE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... That ministered in the sanctuary, as the Targum explains it, who offered sacrifices, c. and who were to be consulted in...
Zechariah 7:3 [And] to speak unto the priests which [were] in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so...
_The word of the Lord came unto Zechariah_, &c. In this and the next chapter is contained a third and distinct revelation made to Zechariah, about two years after the former; of which the occasion and...
THE QUESTION PROPOSED...
and to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, who were on duty, although the Temple was not yet finished, AND TO THE PROPHETS, also servants of the true God in the more s...
A QUESTION ANSWERED NEGATIVELY (vv. 1-7) The visions and prophecies of the first six Chapter s are connected with the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius (Zechariah 1:1). It is tw...
1-7 If we truly desire to know the will of God in doubtful matters, we must not only consult his word and ministers, but seek his direction by fervent prayer. Those who would know God's mind should c...
TO SPEAK UNTO, to consult with, the priests: they were to be the ordinary casuists, and ought to be able and ready to answer all cases of conscience, as ZECHARIAH 2:7. WHICH WERE IN; had their residen...
Zechariah 7:3 ask H559 (H8800) priests H3548 house H1004 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 prophets H5030 saying...
FURTHER PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH (ZECHARIAH 7:1 TO ZECHARIAH 8:23) These prophecies occur approximately two years after the previous ones demonstrating that Zechariah's ministry continued. It would ap...
QUESTIONS ABOUT FASTING (ZECHARIAH 7:1). There may be a contrast intended here between those who had come from Babylon seeking news about the Branch, bringing gold and silver for his crown, who had ha...
FIFTH MONTH That is, August....
Zechariah 7:1. _And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;_ God's prophets were not al...
CONTENTS: The mission from Babylon, and Jehovah's answer to the question of fasts. Why prayer was not answered. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Darius, Zechariah, Sherezer, Regemmelich. CONCLUSION: Wh...
Zechariah 7:1. _In the fourth year of Darius_ Hystaspes, _in the ninth month,_ the end of November, a deputation went from Babylon to Jerusalem, a long journey in the beginning of winter, to enquire i...
_When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer, and Regemmelech, and their men to pray before the Lord _ THE LEFT ONES IN CAPTIVITY It must be observed that though all had not so much courage as...
ZECHARIAH 7:1 From Fasts to Feasts. This section mentions fasts that commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem, which will be transformed into feasts celebrating its renewal. The renewal gives the peop...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 7:2 The weeping and fasting described here were rituals intended to show repentance in the hope of gaining help from the Lord (see 2 Samuel 12:21). Now that the templ
CRITICAL NOTES.] The Didactic part. Replies to questions relative to fasts observed by the Jews, but which they supposed no longer binding after restoration to prosperity. FOURTH] Two years, nearly, a...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-8:23 Part II. THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN FASTS. ZECHARIAH 7:1 § 1. A deputation comes fr
Now some men came to Zechariah with a question. While they were in Babylon they had been observing a couple of days of fasting. The day... they commemorated the day that the temple was destroyed by th...
1 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Kings 25:8; 2 Kings 25:9; Deuteronomy 17:9;...