CHAPTER XIV _The commencement of this chapter relates to the destruction of_ _Jerusalem by the Romans, and to the calamities consequent on_ _that event. From this great Jewish tragedy the prophet_...
BEHOLD THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH - Literally, “a day cometh, the Lord’s,” in which He Himself shall be Judge, and no longer leave man to fulfill his own will, and despise God’s; in which His glory an...
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...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. THE DAY OF THE LORD. See note on Isaiah 2:11; Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. THY, (feminine). Referring to Jerusale
_the day of the Lord cometh_ Lit. A DAY TO (or, OF) JEHOVAH, i.e. which is in a special manner His. The previous prophecy (Zechariah 13:7-9) is now expanded, attention being concentrated, however, on...
Zechariah 14:1-7. The final Conflict and Deliverance All nations shall come against Jerusalem. The city shall be taken, with the attendant horrors of barbarous warfare, and half its population enslav...
_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...
A DAY OF JEHOVAH COMETH. Zechariah 14:1-3 RV. Behold a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the c...
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH - in which He shall vindicate His justice, by punishing the wicked, and t...
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....
THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH. — Better. A _day cometh for the Lord_ — viz., on which He will signally manifest His glory. (Comp. Psalms 2:12, &c.) The second half of the verse gives with, as it were, on...
הִנֵּ֥ה יֹֽום ־בָּ֖א לַֽ יהוָ֑ה וְ חֻלַּ֥ק
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;...
A DAY OF TESTING Zechariah 13:1; Zechariah 14:1 This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side. But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with the waywar...
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...
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be (a) divided in the midst of thee. (a) He arms the godly against the great temptations that would come, before they enjoyed this prosperous e...
_Midst. The obstinate Jews shall be destroyed. They became their own enemies. (Calmet) --- The Zealots committed the greatest excesses during the siege. (Josephus, Jewish Wars v. 1.) --- Tacitus also...
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle: and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifle...
CONTENTS In this Chapter the Prophet closeth his predictions; and a blessed close he makes of them. Great events are foretold in the Church of Jesus; in the coming of Christ, and the blessed effects...
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...
Zechariah pursues the same subject as in the preceding chapter: for having promised a joyful and happy state to the faithful, who despising their indulgences in Chaldea had returned to their own count...
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...
BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH,.... Or the day when the Lord will come, both in his spiritual and personal reign; for this is not to be understood of his first coming in the flesh, at which time n...
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. Ver. 1. _Behold, the day of the Lord cometh_] Jerusalem had her day, and knew it not, Luke 19:42 (Jerusalem wa...
_Behold, the day of the Lord cometh_ A day of the Lord's great wrath and indignation will soon overtake you, O sinful, unthankful, bloody Jews! A day remarkable for the execution of divine vengeance u...
THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, a great Day of Judgment, AND THY SPOIL, that gained by the enemies in overcoming Jerusalem, SHALL BE DIVIDED IN THE MIDST OF THEE, the enemies being at leisure and...
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...
1-7 The Lord Jesus often stood upon the Mount of Olives when on earth. He ascended from thence to heaven, and then desolations and distresses came upon the Jewish nation. Such is the view taken of th...
ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 14 The destruction of Jerusalem, MALACHI 14:1,2. The coming of Christ, the graces of his kingdom, and the restoration of Jerusalem, MALACHI 14:3. The plague of Jerusalem's enemies, M...
Zechariah 14:1 day H3117 LORD H3068 coming H935 (H8804) spoil H7998 divided H2505 (H8795) midst H7130...
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...
THE RAVISHING OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 14:1). We have already noted that Zechariah would see Jerusalem as symbolising the whole people of God. Indeed in Zechariah 2:7 he describes God's people in Babyl...
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 thy spoil shall be divided _ A SKETCH ON BAD MEN Three facts concerning such. I. They are capable of perpetrating the greatest enormities on their fellow men. In the account given by Josephus o...
CRITICAL NOTES.] DAY] specially appointed to inflict judgments and manifest his glory. SPOIL] accumulated by inhabitants of Jerusalem and fit for the enemy. ZECHARIAH 14:2. NATIONS] to take and plunde...
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...
Acts 2:20; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 13:9; Isaiah 2:12; Joel 2:31;...
The day — Of vengeance, Joel 2:1, cometh, or will soon overtake you, O sinful, unthankful! bloody! Jews. Thy spoil — All thou hast, O, Jerusalem, shall become a prey to thine enemy....