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Verse Zechariah 7:9. _EXECUTE TRUE JUDGMENT_] See the parallel texts
in the margin. (Isaiah 58:6; Jeremiah 7:23; Micah 6:8)...
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THUS SPAKE THE LORD - that is, through the former prophets, for he
goes on to speak of their rejection in the past. “Execute true
judgment.” He retains the words of Ezekiel. The injunction itself
runs...
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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)...
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ZECHARIAH 7:8 is probably an amplification of the original address by
a later hand and likewise Zechariah 8:1. Both are much like Zechariah
1:2....
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EXECUTE. JUDGMENT. Note the Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6).
Hebrew. _mishpat_. _shephotu_. true judgment judge ye. Compare Isaiah
58:6; Isaiah 58:7.
MERCY. lovingkindness.
EVERY MAN. Hebrew....
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_thus speaketh_ Rather, THUS SAITH. Some would render, _thus said the
Lord of hosts_, i.e. to your fathers by the former prophets (Zechariah
7:7), a summary of whose teaching is then given, Zechariah...
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The Answer. Second Section
8. _the word of the Lord came_ It is not necessary to suppose that
there was a break, or interval of time, between the sections which are
introduced by this formula. The fr...
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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 compa...
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Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and
shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
THUS SPEAKETH THE LORD OF HOSTS - implying that these precepts
addressed to...
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7:9 Execute (c-7) Lit. 'Judge.'...
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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....
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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...
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(8-14) The prophet implies that true fasting is to loose the bands of
wickedness and leave off oppression. But Israel had adopted quite the
opposite course, and therefore God, in accordance with Deute...
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כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות לֵ
אמֹ֑ר מִשְׁ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, (k) Execute true judgment,
and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
(k) He shows that they did not fast with a sincere heart, but because
of h...
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_Judgment. Avoid sinning, when you fast. (Worthington)_...
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And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying 9 Thus speaketh
the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and
compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the w...
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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...
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_Thus saith Jehovah of hosts_, (71) saying, _The judgment of truth
judge, and kindness and mercies show, every one to his brother_. We
have seen what the Prophet said of fasting, when messengers were...
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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...
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THUS SPEAKETH THE LORD OF HOSTS, SAYING,.... The same things as he had
before; for the things following are ever in force, and always to be
attended to, and to be regarded and preferred before anythin...
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Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and
shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Ver. 9. _Execute true judgment_] According to Deuteronomy 1:17. See
the note t...
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_Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts_ Or did speak, that is, to your
fathers, and thus he speaks to you now; _Execute true judgment_ I
often put your fathers in mind that judgment and mercy were more
acce...
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AN APPEAL TO THE PAST...
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Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, rather, "Thus spake Jehovah," in
addressing the children of Judah in former days, before the exile,
SAYING, EXECUTE TRUE JUDGMENT, literally, "judge the judgment of
tr...
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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...
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EXECUTE TRUE JUDGMENT:
_ Heb._ judge judgment of truth...
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8-14 God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written
to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and
offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which...
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THUS SPEAKETH, or did speak, i.e. to your fathers, and thus he doth
speak to you now. EXECUTE TRUE JUDGMENT: God required former judges,
and he requireth present judges, without hatred, prejudice,
par...
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Zechariah 7:9 says H559 (H8804) H559 (H8800) LORD H3068 hosts H6635
Execute H8199 (H8798) true...
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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...
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GOD CALLS THE PEOPLE TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING RATHER THAN RELIGIOUS ZEAL
AND WARNS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF REFUSAL (ZECHARIAH 7:8).
What Zechariah is saying is now expressed in more depth.
Zechariah 7:8
‘...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Did ye at all fast unto Me, even to Me?_
REBUKE OF MERE CEREMONIES
God had, through successive ages, exhorted the Jews to true
repentance, and condemned their dissimulation, that they might not
thin...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 7:8.] God requires obedience, not formal
fastings. The disobedience of the fathers brought judgment upon the
nation.
ZECHARIAH 7:9. EXECUTE] Admonitions which have special r...
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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
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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...
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Amos 5:24; Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 10:19; Deuteronomy 15:7;...
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Spake — To your fathers....