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More Zechariah commentaries
Zechariah 1:7-17
The Man On a Red Horse
Zechariah 1:18-21
The Hammering of the Four Horns
Zechariah 2:1-13
The Man Who is Measuring Jerusalem
Zechariah 3:1-10
The Chief Priest
Zechariah 4:1-14
The Golden Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees
The Man On a Red Horse
Zechariah 1:7–17
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Vision is essential for survival. It is spawned by faith, sustained by hope, sparked by imagination, and strengthened by enthusiasm. It is greater than sight, deeper than a dream, and broader than an idea. Vision encompasses vast thoughts outside the realm of the predictable, the … More
In a single night Zechariah saw a series of eight visions which were interpreted by an angel and described the future of the nation Israel. All eight visions occurred on one night and constitutes a unit of revelation. The source of Zechariah’s visions is clearly given in the phrase “the Word of the Lord came” (v.1). God is telling Zechariah something that he must tell his people. It is to encourage them in their work for God.
The first vision can be divided into three parts:- The time of the vision (v.7) - The 24th day of the eleventh month.
- The details of the vision (vv.8-12) - What Zechariah saw.
- The promise of the vision (vv.13-17). What God is going to bring to pass.
Application
God promises that when I turn to Him He will direct and comfort me. If I feel discouraged and torn by the events of life I just need to turn to God so He can heal and comfort me.
Zechariah 1:7-17 (English Standard Version)
On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, "I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.' So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, 'These are they whom the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.' And they answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, 'We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.' Then the angel of the LORD said, 'O LORD of hosts, how long will you have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these seventy years?' And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. So the angel who talked with me said to me, 'Cry out, Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster. Therefore, thus says the LORD, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the LORD of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. Cry out again, Thus says the LORD of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.'"
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