Bible Commentary

Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these [be]. 9. O my lord ] This question is addressed to the interpreting angel, of whose presence we are for the first time made aware by the fact that he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:9”

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and white. 8. by night ] or, in the night, R. V. As the Jewish day began at sunset, this would be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:8”

Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 7. the month Sebat ] or Shebat, R.V. i.e. January, or February. The identification of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:7”

But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. 6. my statutes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:6”

Your fathers, where [are] they? and the prophets, do they live forever? 5, 6. The lesson conveyed by these two verses, which must be taken together, is the same as that contained in the words of Isaiah (Isa 40:6; Isa 40:8), “All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:5”

Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and [from] your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. 4. the former prophets have cried ] Rather, cried, as R.V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:4”

Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 3. saith the Lord of hosts ] See note on Hag 2:6. In this verse the phrase occurs three times. The first and third … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:3”

The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 2. sore displeased ] Lit. displeased with displeasure. The addition of the noun serves to give emphasis to the verb. Comp. Luk 22:15. What a commentary on this “sore displeasure” was the scene on which the prophet and his hearers gazed, in its contrast with the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:2”

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, Chap. Zec 1:1-6 . Introductory call to Repentance 1. The Author and date of his first Prophecy the eighth month, in the second year of Darius … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 1:1”

In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. 23. will I take thee ] In such expressions as this (comp. Deu 4:20; 2Ki … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:23”