If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days. — Better, though it was marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, was it, therefore [or will it, therefore, be] marvellous in mine eyes? (Comp. “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible” — Matthew 19:26.)
Verse Zechariah 8:6. _IF IT BE MARVELLOUS_] You may think that this is impossible, considering your present low condition: but suppose it be impossible in _your eyes_, should it be _so_ in _mine_! _sa...
IF IT SHOULD BE MARVELOUS IN THE EYES OF THE REMNANT OF THIS PEOPLE IN THOSE - (not these) days, shall it be marvelous in Mine eyes also? saith the Lord of hosts Man’s anticipations, by reason of his...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The restoration announced (Zechariah 8:1) _ 2. The peace of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:4) 3. The return to the land (Zechariah 8:6) 4. The blessing of the land and the people ...
ZECHARIAH 8:4 F. A beautiful description of the result of the restoration of peace and safety. During the troublous past Jerusalem had been no place for feeble old age or for children. The sympathetic...
THE REMNANT. The exiles who had then returned. Compare Haggai 1:12; Haggai 1:14. SHOULD IT ALSO BE MARVELLOUS, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 18:14, where the verb is the same). App-92. MINE EY...
_in these days_ Rather, IN THOSE DAYS (as in R. V.), viz. in which it comes to pass. "It is in the day of the fulfilment, not of the anticipation, that they would seem marvellous in their eyes, as the...
DISCOURSE: 1249 THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS Zechariah 8:3. Thus saith the Lord: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem, shall be called a city of truth; and t...
IF IT BE MARVELLOUS— _Difficult._ Houbigant. It might seem difficult and marvellous to the Jews of those times, that Jerusalem should be called _a city of truth,_ and that it should be full of old men...
THE THIRD ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:1-8 - RV. And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying, Thus-' saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. THUS SAITH THE LORD OF...
8:6 wonderful (d-9) wonderful (d-26) Or 'hard,' as Jeremiah 32:17 ,Jeremiah 32:27 ....
REITERATION OF GOD'S PROMISES CONCERNING JERUSALEM The whole chapter is made up of ten short oracles each introduced by the formula, 'Thus saith the Lord of hosts' (except Zechariah 8:3). God has com...
IF IT BE] Although it may seem incredible to the people, it is not impossible to God: cp. Psalms 118:23; Psalms 126:1; Psalms 126:2. 8. 'They shall be to me for a people': cp....
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 8 V1 Again, the word of the *LORD of Everything came (to Zechariah). (The *LORD told him) to say this. V2 ‘This is what the *LORD...
כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵ֗א...
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...
TRUTH AND LOVE MUST PREVAIL Zechariah 8:1-17 In his third answer Zechariah dilates on the prosperity awaiting the chosen city. The Lord had returned, to dwell there, and the old men and women who wer...
The third answer was full of grace. It declared that God was jealous for Zion, that He had returned to it, and that therefore its prosperity was assured, notwithstanding that these people saw only the...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it is (d) marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in my eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. (d) He shows in what ou...
_Days. If no prospect of such happiness now appear, is any thing difficult to Omnipotence? (Haydock) (Luke i. 37.)_...
Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 2. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion. With great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith the Lord;...
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 sharply reproves here the lack of faith in the people; for as men are wont to measure whatever is promised by their own understanding, the door of entrance for these prophecies was nearly closed up...
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...
THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... This is repeated for the same end as before; Zechariah 8:4: IF IT BE MARVELLOUS IN THE EYES OF THE REMNANT OF THIS PEOPLE IN THESE DAYS; either in the then present d...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Ver. 6. _If it be marvel...
_If it be marvellous_ If these things promised appear difficult, and in a manner impossible; _in the eyes of the remnant of this people_ In the judgment and opinion, or rather to the unbelief, of this...
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, in the opinion of those who had returned from the Babylonian captivity, SHOULD IT ALSO BE MARV...
THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED...
THE POSITIVE ANSWER (vv. 1-17) In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the question ofZechariah 7:2. The positive answer is found only in His own great and effective work to...
MARVELLOUS: Or, hard or difficult...
1-8 The sins of Zion were her worst enemies. God will take away her sins, and then no other enemies shall hurt her. Those who profess religion must adorn their profession by godliness and honesty. Wh...
IF IT BE MARVELLOUS: these things promised may perhaps seem very strange and difficult, if not impossible. IN THE EYES; in the judgment and opinion, or rather, to the unbelief of this people. THE REMN...
Zechariah 8:6 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 marvelous H6381 (H8735) eyes H5869 remnant H7611 people...
GOD DECLARES HIS PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE WITH PROMISES OF GREAT BLESSING (ZECHARIAH 8:1). God now makes a number of declarations through Zechariah in respect of His people. · Firstly, ‘I am jealous...
THESE DAYS The "remnant" in (Zechariah 8:6); (Zechariah 8:11); (Zechariah 8:12) refers to the remnant of Judah which returned from Babylon, and among whom Zechariah was prophesying. ( See Scofield
Zechariah 8:6 Our age is wonderful, not merely in the number of strange and unprecedented things happening in it, and in the strange and unprecedented character that belongs to it as a whole, but also...
Zechariah 8:1. _Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury._ Because t...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's unchanging purpose to restore Jerusalem and bless Israel in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Jerusalem, the city of God, and Israel, the people of God, have G...
Zechariah 8:2. _I was jealous for Zion with great fury,_ to purge her sins, and with great compassion and special mercy to bring back her children and restore her temple. What other nation, overrun an...
_Should it also be marvellous in Mine eyes?_ saith the Lord of hosts THE LIMITS OF THE MARVELLOUS Here is a prophetic picture of a time of peace and prosperity. To the man of his time the prophet’s...
_I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem _ THE BLESSED COMMUNITY OF MEN YET TO APPEAR ON THE EARTH I. Here is a community specially interesting to the great God. “Again the...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:1 God is renewing his presence with his people. He is reaffirming his purpose to bless the nations through them. ⇐...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:6 Such a transformation may seem a MARVELOUS miracle to Zechariah’s hearers, but it is the sort of miracle that the Creator God does routinely (SHOULD IT ALSO BE MARVELOU...
CRITICAL NOTES.] The fate of their fathers urged them to obedience, now the promise of future prosperity. ZECHARIAH 8:2. JEALOUS] Implying warmth of love and zeal. FURY] Indignation to enemies. ZECHA...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 8:1 § 4. _The Lord promises to show his love for Zion, to dwell among his people, and to fill Jerusalem with a happy lace._ ZECHARIAH 8:1 AGAIN; rather, _and_. This chapter con...
Now again the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the LORD; I am re...
2 Kings 7:2; Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 32:27; Luke 1:20
Marvellous — These things may seem strange to this people....