And his feet... — The language is, of course, figurative.
Shall cleave. — Earthquake is commonly represented as an accompaniment of the Lord’s appearing (Exodus 19:18; Isaiah 29:6; Ezekiel 38:19). The Mount of Olives shall be cleft eastward to westward, and its two halves will be removed northward and southward respectively, so that a valley will be formed between them.
Verse Zechariah 14:4. _AND HIS FEET SHALL STAND_] He shall appear in full possession of the place, as a mighty conqueror. _AND THE MOUNT OF OLIVES SHALL CLEAVE_] God shall display his miraculous pow...
AND HIS FEET SHALL STAND IN THAT DAY UPON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES - “Over against Jerusalem to the east, wherein riseth the Sun of Righteousness.” The Mount of Olives is the central eminence of a line of...
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...
UPON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES. This precludes the possibility of any reference to what is past. No amount of "poetical imagery" can rob this plain statement of the yet future literal interpretation of this...
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...
_the mount of Olives_ Comp. Acts 1:12. "The mount of Olives is the central eminence of a line of hills, of rather more than a mile in length, overhanging the city, from which it is separated only by t...
AND HIS FEET SHALL STAND, &C.— Calmet thinks, that by this _cleaving_ of the mount of Olives is meant those incisions which the Romans made in it, to carry matter thence for the siege of the city; not...
IN THAT DAY (10). Zechariah 14:4-5 RV. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof...
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, an...
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....
וְ עָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣יו בַּ † יֹּום ־הַ֠...
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;...
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...
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the (c) mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst of it toward the east and toward the west,...
Olives. Here the tenth legion was stationed, (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 3.) on the spot where Christ had denounced this judgment, and ascended into heaven, Luke xix 41., and Acts i. 12. --- South. We...
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...
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 continues the same subject, that God’s power would be then conspicuous in putting enemies to flight. He indeed illustrates here his discourse by figurative expressions, as though he wished to bring...
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...
AND HIS FEET SHALL STAND IN THAT DAY UPON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES,.... Where he often was in the days of his flesh, and from whence he ascended to heaven, Luke 21:37 but here he did not appear at the time...
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, ...
THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...
And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, this location being considered the center of the earth and the throne of the Lord, as He makes ready for judgment, WHICH IS BEFORE JERUSA...
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...
MALACHI 14:3, the Lord is said to dome forth to fight for his people, this 4th verse tells us where he will take his post, or make a stand, viz. on Mount Olivet, which for its situation, in its height...
Zechariah 14:4 day H3117 feet H7272 stand H5975 (H8804) Mount H2022 Olives H2132 faces H6440 Jerusalem H3389 eas
THE GOING FORTH OF YHWH (ZECHARIAH 14:3 A). The description of the fall of ‘Jerusalem' is then followed by a scene which is portrayed in vivid and unforgettable colours. YHWH Himself will go forth to...
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...
AND THE MOUNT OF OLIVES (Zechariah 14:5) implies that the cleavage of the Mount of Olives is due to an earthquake, and this is confirmed by; (Isaiah 29:6); (Revelation 16:19). In both passages the co...
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 His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives _ GOD IN RELATION TO A SUFFERING WORLD The men in Jerusalem were in great suffering and imminent peril, and here is a figurative repres...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:1 Terrible times are yet in store for the people of Jerusalem, but God will visit them and make Jerusalem secure and prominent. ⇐...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:4 In a future time that Zechariah does not identify, enemies will divide Judah’s possessions before her very eyes. Jerusalem will again be captured and will endure great...
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 1:11; Acts 1:12; Ezekiel 11:23; Ezekiel 43:2; Ezekiel 47:1;...
Shall cleave — Sinai melted, at the presence of the God of the whole earth. Great valley — So rich shall be a plain access from the place of the feet of the Lord unto Jerusalem....