the governors chieftains, R. V., and so in Zechariah 12:6.
shall be Rather, are. When they see the rout and discomfiture of her enemies around the walls of Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:2-4), the rulers of the land, speaking as the mouthpiece of the people at large, shall joyfully acknowledge her to be the strength of the country by the help of Jehovah, her God.
Verse Zechariah 12:5. _THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH_] This supposes a _union_ between the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah....
AND THE PRINCES OF JUDAH - He pictures the onemindedness of the Church. No one shall assume anything to himself; each shall exalt the strength which the other was to him; but all, “in the Lord. The pr...
II. THE SECOND BURDEN OF ZECHARIAH (12-14) CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Jerusalem's conflict and victory (Zechariah 12:1) _ 2. The vision of the pierced One and its results (Zechariah 12:10) Zecharia
STRENGTH. See note on Zechariah 6:3. THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Zechariah 1:3. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4....
THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, &C.— _There is strength to me, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the Lord,_ &c. Houbigant. This passage well expresses the sentiments of the men of Judah, concerning...
IN THAT DAY (2) (3). Zechariah 12:4-6 RV. In that day, saith Jehovah, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smit...
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. AND THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH SHALL SAY IN THEIR HEART, THE INHA...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM Many scholars believe that in Zechariah 12-14 (omitting Zechariah 13:7) we have a third separate prophecy, the oldest in the book of Zechariah, written subsequent to the d...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 12 V1 The *LORD’s message warns (about danger) to Israel. The *LORD spreads out the skies. He lays a strong base for the earth. An...
FOR SHALL BE, read _are._ The strength of the fortress of Jerusalem should be the saving of Judah, but that strength would depend on the protection of “the Lord of Hosts, their God.”...
וְ אָֽמְר֛וּ אַלֻּפֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּ לִבָּ֑ם...
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...
8. JUDAH VERSUS JERUSALEM Zechariah 12:1 A title, though probably of later date than the text, introduces with the beginning of chapter 12 an oracle plainly from circumstances different from those of...
JERUSALEM'S DAY OF MOURNING Zechariah 12:1-14 This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes,...
The second message has to do with things wholly future. The King spoke of in the previous message, whose rejection was there foretold, is now seen coming into His kingdom. This the prophet described i...
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The (c) inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. (c) Every captain, that had many under him before, will no...
Let. Septuagint, "We shall find for us the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in the Lord Almighty, their God." (Haydock) --- Judas always exhorted his men to trust in the Lord, 1 Machabees iii. 18. (Calmet) -...
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 В¶ And in that day will I make Jerusalem a...
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...
He still continues the same subject — that however small and feeble the flock of God would be, it would yet have sufficient strength; for the Lord would stand on the side of those who fled to him. Tho...
The introduction of Antichrist, a shepherd [1] in Israel, brings in also the events that crowd around Jerusalem in the last days. All the nations should be gathered round Jerusalem, but only to find i...
AND THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH SHALL SAY IN THEIR HEART,.... The governors of the rest of the cities in Judea, besides Jerusalem, when they shall observe the armies of the people, their horses and their r...
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. Ver. 5. _And the governors of Judah_] The dukes or chieftains...
_In that day_ This expression, in the prophetical writings, is of large extent, and not only signifies that particular point of time last spoken of, but some time afterward. _I will smite every horse...
JEHOVAH'S SOLICITUDE FOR ISRAEL...
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, in the firm conviction which upholds them, THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM SHALL BE MY STRENGTH, a reliable source of confidence, IN THE LORD OF HOSTS...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM (vv. 1-9) In this chapter Judah is mentioned five times, Jerusalem ten times. All in this chapter (as well as Chapter s 13 and 14) is prophetic of the future...
THE INHABITANTS...SHALL BE MY STRENGTH: Or, there is strength to me and to the inhabitants, etc....
1-8 Here is a Divine prediction, which will be a heavy burden to all the enemies of the church. But it is for Israel; for their comfort and benefit. It is promised that God will make foolish the coun...
THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH, the counsellors and rulers at home, and the leaders and captains abroad, the Maccabees and others, every one for himself, SHALL SAY IN THEIR HEART; shall think, believe, and re...
Zechariah 12:5 governors H441 Judah H3063 say H559 (H8804) heart H3820 inhabitants H3427 (H8802) Jerusalem H3389 s
THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE DWELLERS IN JERUSALEM, THE SERVANT PIERCED, THE SPIRIT POURED OUT, THE SUPERSEDING OF PROPHECY, THE FIRES OF REFINEMENT (ZECHARIAH 12:1 TO ZECHARIAH 13:9). Zec...
THE INITIAL FUTURE OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 12:1) Zechariah 12:1 ‘Thus says YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.' These wo...
12:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heaven, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him._ Note how th...
CONTENTS: Jerusalem's coming siege by the Beast and his armies. Deliverance of Judah by the Lord Himself. The Spirit poured out and the pierced one recognized. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Z...
Zechariah 12:1. _The burden of the word of the Lord._ It was indeed a burden to pass the sentence of heaven against the infidels of Asia, under the names of Gog, Magog, and Meshech; the infidels of Af...
_In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment _ A GOOD TIME FOR GOOD PEOPLE I. It is a time when their enemies shall be vanquished. “In that day, saith the Lord, I will sm...
ZECHARIAH 12:1 The Second Oracle: The People and Their Leaders. In this last section of the book, hope for Judah is tied to the “house of David.” The future of Jerusalem is described in various ways,...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 12:5 The CLANS OF JUDAH recognize that Jerusalem’s strength comes only from the LORD OF HOSTS (see note on Amos 3:13
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 12:5. JUDAH] Chiefs of Judah will see the foe smitten with madness, and recognize in the repulse of the enemy by _the metropolis_ Divine security for _the country_. ZECHARI...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 B. THE SECOND BURDEN. ZECHARIAH 12:1 § 1. The prophet proceeds to announce Israel's conflict with heathen powers. Hostile nations gather together against Jerusalem, but sha...
Now, we're out of the fog and into the clear day. Out of the haze and smog. Into the glorious pure age, as this final vision of Zechariah tells us about the glorious new age that God is going to estab...
2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 45:9;...
The inhabitants of Jerusalem — Though but few, and poor, yet they shall be my strength. Not in their own power, but in the power of the Almighty Lord of all....