Verse Zechariah 14:5. Ye shall flee to the valley] Some think this refers to the valley through which Zedekiah and others endeavoured to escape when Nebuchadnezzar pressed the siege of Jerusalem: but it appears to speak only of the Jewish wars of the Romans.
Azal] This, as a place, is not known. If a place, it was most probably near to Jerusalem; and had its name from that circumstance.
AND YE SHALL FLEE TO THE VALLEY OF THE MOUNTAINS - Rather, along the valley of My mountains namely, of those mountains, which God had just formed by dividing the mount of Olives. “For the valley of th...
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...
THE MOUNTAINS. My mountains. So called because of the physical change which HE will yet bring about, in the two new mounts formed out of one. AZAL.. new place, yet to have this name, at one extremity...
_to the valley of the mountains_ Rather, BY THE VALLEY OF MY MOUNTAINS, i.e. a way of escape from the city shall be opened to you along the valley formed by My mountains, those mountains, that is, whi...
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...
AND THE LORD MY GOD SHALL COME, &C.— _And_ JEHOVAH _shall go, the God of all holy ones, with thee._ This is a literal translation of the Hebrew text, and affords a sense beyond exception or improvemen...
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 ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of J...
14:5 [by] (a-5) Or '[into].'...
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...
_TO_ THE VALLEY OF THE MOUNTAINS] RV 'by the valley of my mountains.' This text is obscure. Would they flee if God came to help them? AZAL] RV 'Azel,' has been identified with Bethezel (Micah 1:11), b...
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....
AND YE SHALL FLEE TO. — The Hebrew will not bear the rendering of Luther, “and ye shall flee _before._” The Oriental Jews, Targ., LXX., &c., by a different vocalisation, read, “And the valley of my mo...
וְ נַסְתֶּ֣ם גֵּֽיא ־הָרַ֗י כִּֽי ־יַגִּ֣יעַ...
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 ye shall flee [to] the (e) valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal: yea, ye shall flee, as ye fled from before the (f) earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of...
Flee. Whle the siege was forming many escaped, according to Josephus. Hebrew, Septuagint, &c., "The vale of my mountain shall be filled up, for," &c. (Calmet) --- Yet Protestants agree with us. (Haydo...
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...
The Prophet says again, that God’s presence would be terrible, so that it would put to flight all the Jews; for though God promises to be the deliverer of his chosen people, yet as there were still mi...
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 YE SHALL FLEE [TO] THE VALLEY OF THE MOUNTAINS,.... To seek for shelter and safety in them, for fear of the Lord, and the glory of his majesty, whom every eye shall see, Isaiah 2:19: FOR THE VALL...
And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of...
And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains, since it would offer safe hiding-places; FOR THE VALLEY OF THE MOUNTAINS SHALL REACH UNTO AZAL, a small town east of Mount Olivet; YEA, YE 'SHALL FLEE...
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...
THE MOUNTAINS: Or, my mountains FOR THE VALLEY OF THE MOUNTAINS: Or, when he shall touch the valley of the mountains to the place he separated...
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...
AND YE, you that are members of the church, and whom God doth in wonderful power and majesty come to save, SHALL FLEE; filled with apprehensions of such strange things, and troubled at the convulsions...
Zechariah 14:5 flee H5127 (H8804) mountain H2022 valley H1516 mountain H2022 valley H1516 reach H5060 (H8686) Az
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 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...
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 14:5 This valley will provide an escape route for Jerusalem’s inhabitants to AZAL, an unknown location. It will also provide a road for the Divine Warrior to return to his...
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...
1 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Amos 1:1;...
The valley of the mountains — A place provided of God for their safety. O Lord my God — As if it were said, though it will, O Lord, put us into fear; yet without such wonderful works we shall not see...