my lord. Hebrew. Adonai . App-4 . angel . See verses: Zechariah 1:11 , Zechariah 1:12 , Zechariah 1:13 , Zechariah 1:14 , Zechariah 1:19 ; Zechariah 2:3 ; Zechariah 4:1 , Zechariah 4:5 ; Zechariah 5:10 ; Zechariah 6:4 , Zechariah 6:5 . be = are. read more
"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 are."This verse frees us of the burden of trying to puzzle out what is meant by various features of the vision. A supernatural being promised to reveal the meaning, and we would do well indeed to confine our speculations within the boundaries of his explanation. read more
Zechariah 1:9. The angel that talked with me— This was another heavenly minister, sent probably to present the visions to the prophet's imagination, as well as to explain them. Vitringa styles him, Angelus comes et interpres, "the accompanying and interpreting angel:" and under his direction the prophet receives satisfactory information. read more
9. the angel that talked with me—not the "man upon the red horse," as is evident from :-, where he (the Divine Angel) is distinguished from the "angel that talked with me" (the phrase used of him, Zechariah 1:13; Zechariah 1:14; Zechariah 2:3; Zechariah 4:1; Zechariah 4:4; Zechariah 4:5; Zechariah 5:5; Zechariah 5:10; Zechariah 6:4), that is, the interpreting angel. The Hebrew for "with me," or, "in me" (Zechariah 6:4- :), implies internal, intimate communication [JEROME]. show thee—reveal to... read more
1. The vision proper 1:7-15 read more
A. The horseman among the myrtle trees 1:7-17This first vision emphasizes that God was lovingly jealous of His chosen people and would restore them even though they were troubled at present and the nations that oppressed them were at ease (cf. Habakkuk). In the vision an angelic patrol reported on the state of the whole earth. This vision presents hope for dispersed and downtrodden Israel. [Note: Unger, p. 25.] read more
Zechariah asked the angel who was with him in his vision what the horsemen and the horses represented, and the angel said he would explain. read more
Lessons from the Past. The First and Second Visions1-6. The Prophet’s message. He calls the people to repentance. 8-17. The First Vision: The Divine Messengers ever watching over the affairs of the nations. 18-21. The Second Vision: Hostile nations subdued by divinely-appointed agents.1. The eighth month] the month Bul (see 1 Kings 6:38), corresponding to part of October-November. The second year of Darius] i.e. 520 b.c. This was the first Darius, son of Hystaspes, who had just succeeded to the... read more
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15, the Prophet Haggai received the revelation contained in Haggai 2:10-23. On the four-and-twentieth day of the eleventh month, just five months after the re-building of the Temple was resumed, Zechariah sees a succession of seven visions in one night, followed by a symbolic action (Zechariah 6:9-15). read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-21
Encouragement to the builders (1:7-2:13)In the first vision some mounted patrol officers have just returned from a tour of duty and report to a rider on a red horse who is standing among some trees (7-10). The patrol officers report that throughout the empire all is calm and peaceful (11).This report may be good news for the Persians but it is not for the Jews, who have now been in bondage to foreign overlords for more than seventy years. They long for freedom and pray for God’s mercy (12-13).... read more