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 underscore a truth which shines through both Chapter s seven and eight, namely that outward formal... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 7:4-7 RV. Then came the word of Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 7:8-14 RV. And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgement, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor th... [ Continue Reading ]