Living waters. — The symbol of Divine knowledge and spiritual vitality (Joel 3:18; Ezekiel 47).
Former. — Or front, i.e., eastern (marg.) — meaning the Dead Sea.
Hinder. — i.e., western, meaning the Mediterranean. These boundaries denote the whole of the Holy Land.
In summer and in winter. — The stream shall be perennial, not drying up in summer, as the Eastern wadis do.
Verse Zechariah 14:8. _LIVING WATERS SHALL GO OUT_] There shall be a wide diffusion of Divine knowledge, and of the plan of human salvation, which shall go out by apostles and preachers, first from Je...
AND IT SHALL BE, THAT LIVING WATERS - Kimchi: “This is what is said in the prophecy of Joel, ‘A fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord’ Joel 3:18; and in that of Ezekiel, ‘And behold the...
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...
LIVING WATERS. fresh, running, or perennial waters. These are the waters of Ezekiel 47. FORMER. eastern: i.e. the Dead Sea. HINDER. western: i.e. Mediterranean Sea. SUMMER. Not dried up by heat. W...
The Prosperity of the Land Perennial streams flowing from Jerusalem both to the E. and to the W. shall irrigate and fertilise the land, Zechariah 14:8. One God shall be worshipped without a rival, Ze...
_former sea, … hinder sea_ Rather, EASTERN SEA, WESTERN SEA, R. V.: i.e. the Dead Sea on the E., and the Mediterranean Sea on the W. Comp. Ezekiel 47:1; Joel 3:18. This would be the natural watershed,...
_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...
LIVING WATERS SHALL GO OUT, &C.— Here again, real waters, not the figurative ones of baptism, or of the Christian doctrine, are meant; for these waters go out only to the east and to the west, whereas...
IN THAT DAY (12). Zechariah 14:8-12 RV. And _it_ shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the wester...
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. LIVING...
14:8 hinder (d-31) 'Western.' see Joel 2:20 ....
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 הָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֗וּא...
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 13:1-9; 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 wayw...
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 it shall be in that day, [that] living (i) waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. (i)...
Living waters; viz., the gospel of Christ. (Challoner) --- Last: Mediterranean. (Haydock) --- The prophet now turns to the figurative Jerusalem. The earthly city was not well supplied with water. (Cal...
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. The living...
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...
Here is subjoined a more cheering prophecy, — that the grace of God would yet prevail. Whatever evils, and troubles, and dangers, and fears, and diseases awaited the faithful, he yet says that in such...
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 IT SHALL BE IN THAT DAY, [THAT] LIVING WATERS SHALL GO OUT FROM JERUSALEM,.... When it shall be light; and this is one of the things which will make it so; for by "living waters" are meant the Gos...
And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. Ver. 8....
_And it shall be in that day_ Spoken of Zechariah 14:6, when _the light shall not be clear, nor dark_, that is, during the whole of the forementioned period; _living waters shall go out from Jerusalem...
And it shall be in that day, after the restoration of the light of the Word in its original position, THAT LIVING WATERS SHALL GO OUT FROM JERUSALEM, from the Church of the Lord in its renewed state,...
THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...
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...
FORMER: Or, Eastern...
8-15 Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces o...
IN THAT DAY; when the gospel shall be preached, and the days of dark ceremonies among the Jews, and darker ignorance and idolatry among the heathen, shall end. LIVING WATERS; not only such as springs...
Zechariah 14:8 day H3117 living H2416 waters H4325 flow H3318 (H8799) Jerusalem H3389 Half H2677 eastern H6931 s
YHWH WILL COME WITH HIS HOLY ONES AND BECOME KING OVER ALL THE EARTH (ZECHARIAH 14:5). The progress of God's purposes is now described. God will bring about a new work on behalf of His people, and wil...
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...
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...
_Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem _ THE LIVING WATERS Like all his predecessors, Zechariah speaks much of Christ. Some of his prophecies, owing partly to the predominance of figurative and...
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 14:8 The LIVING WATERS that FLOW from JERUSALEM will reach the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean. Life-giving rivers are a co
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 14:8. Living] i.e. running, perennial, refreshing; opposed to stagnant, noxious waters; an image of copious streams of gifts and grace from the Church, the source of all ble...
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...
Ezekiel 47:1; Isaiah 35:7; Isaiah 41:17; Isaiah 41:18; Isaiah 49:10;
In that day — When the days of ignorance, and idolatry shall end. Living waters — The quickening, saving truths of the gospel, with all its ordinances in purity. From Jerusalem — The church of Christ,...