Zechariah 6:10

Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; TAKE OF THEM OF THE CAPTIVITY - take silver and gold () from them. The three named came from Babylon (where some of the exiled Jews still were left) to present gifts of silver and gold toward the building of the temple. But, in ; , "crowns" are directed to be made of them, then to be set on Joshua's head, and to be deposited in the temple as a memorial of the donors until Messiah shall appear. EVEN OF HELDAI - a name meaning robust. Called Helem below. TOBIJAH - i:e., the goodness o...

Let us now inquire, why the Prophet was bid to take gold from four men; for he says, _Take from the transmigration_. The word הגולה, _egule_, is to be taken in a collective sense, as in many other places. _Take _then from the exiles, who have now returned from Babylon to their own country. But he afterwards mentions four men; and there is some abruptness in the passage, but nothing that obscures the meaning of the Prophet; for he says, _Take frown Heldai, and from Tobiah, and from Jedaiah_; and then he adds, _go in that day, enter the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah_. The Prophet no doubt had been commanded to go to these four, and to enter the house of one of them; and this is evident from the end of the tenth verse, where he says, _who have come from Babylon _(65) He had spoken only of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; and then he adds, that they had come from Babylon. I come now t

9-15 Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to come. Christ is not only the Foundation, but the Founder of this temple, by his Spirit and grace. Glory is a burden, but not too heavy for Him to bear who upholds all things. The cross was His glory, and he bore that; so is the crown an exceeding weight of glory, and he bears that. The counsel of peace should be between the priest and the throne, between the priestly and kingly offices of Jesus Christ. The peace and welfare of the gospel church,...

Verse Zechariah 6:10. _TAKE OF_ THEM OF _THE CAPTIVITY_] The names that follow were probably those to whom the silver and golden vessels of the temple were intrusted; and who might have had _bullion_ of silver and gold, for particular purposes, about the ornaments of the temple. _THE HOUSE OF JOSIAH_] Probably an artificer in silver, gold, c....

TAKE OF THE CAPTIVITY - Of that which they had brought with them. “The captivity” was, in Jeremiah ), and Ezekiel Ezekiel 1:2; Ezekiel 3:11, Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 11:24, the title of those who had been actually carried captive and were at that moment in captivity. Ezra continues it of those who had been in captivity, though now returned from exile. Yet not without a reference to the circumstances or causes of that captivity. It is the “captivity” Ezra 1:11 which Sheshbazzar brings from Babylon, or Ezra subsequently; the “children of

EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 6:1 § 10. _The eighth vision: the four chariots._ ZECHARIAH 6:1 I TURNED, AND LIFTED UP MINE EYES (see note on Zechariah 5:1). FOUR CHARIOTS. These are war chariots. The angel explains, in Zechariah 6:5, etc; what these chariots mean, how that they represent God's judgments on sinners in all the world. Though evil is removed from the Church, God's vengeance pursues it wherever it is located. If we compare this vision with the first ...

TAKE OF "THEM OF" THE CAPTIVITY,.... That is, some of them that were returned from the captivity of Babylon, and who are mentioned by name: EVEN OF HELDAI, OF TOBIJAH, AND JEDAIAH, WHICH ARE COME FROM BABYLON; either with Zerubbabel and Joshua, when they came from thence; or who were now just come from those that remained there: AND COME THOU THE SAME DAY; this very day in which they were come from thence: AND GO INTO THE HOUSE OF JOSIAH THE SON OF ZEPHANIAH; where the above persons were; or where they were to go along with him: this Josiah might be either a goldsmith, and therefore the prophet is sent to him to make the crowns later mentioned; or else he might be a treasurer belonging to the temple, who had gold and silver in his hands, which had been put there for the use of it....

CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The eighth vision (Zechariah 6:1) _ 2. The crowning of Joshua, the High-Priest (Zechariah 6:9) Zechariah 6:1. The last vision is the vision of the four chariots. We notice the similarity with the first night-vision. The visions opened with the hosts of heaven upon red, speckled, and white horses. It was a vision of judgment for the Gentiles and a vision of comfort to Israel. In this last vision the chariots of judgment are seen sweeping over the earth. It seems to denote judgment in its final accomplishment. The riders of the first vision may be termed the beginning of God's dealing with the nations, but the chariots put the divine judgment decrees into operation. The ri

A CROWN FOR ZERUBBABEL. The text is considerably confused, partly through accident, partly it would seem by deliberate alteration. The Heb. of the words rendered and come thou the same day, and go into the house of, incredible as it may appear, seems to have arisen merely through various attempts to correct a misreading of from; in Zechariah 6:11; Zechariah 6:14 for crowns read crown. In Zechariah 6:13_ b_ the LXX reads, shall be priest at his right hand, which, coupled with the mention of them both, proves conclusively that originally the section contained the name not only of Joshua, but also of Zerubbabel. Since the subject of the words shall be priest at his right hand can only be Joshua, the person at wh

CAPTIVITY: or exile, being. deputation. Hebrew. _golah._ The special word for the Jews captive in Babylonia (2 Kings 24:15; 2 Kings 24:16; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:1, &c. Nehemiah 7:6; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 28:6; Ezekiel 1:1, &c.) Put here by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the returned exiles