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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:3

Verse 3 As to the last chariot, the Prophet says, that it went forth toward the south, and then it went elsewhere, and even through the whole world, for God had so permitted. Now as to the meaning of this Prophecy nothing will remain obscure, if we hold these elements of truth — that all events are designated by the chariots, or all the revolutions which take place in the world — and that the blind power of fortune does not rule, as fools imagine, but that God thus openly makes known to us his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:4

Verse 4 The Prophet asks the angel again; and by his example we are taught to shake off every indifference, and to render ourselves both teachable and attentive to God if we desire to make progress in the knowledge of these predictions; for if Zechariah, who had separated himself from the world and raised up his eyes and his mind to heaven, stood in need of the teaching and guidance of the angel to instruct him, how much folly and arrogance is it in us to trust in ourselves and to despise the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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 ( Zechariah 1:8-11 ), we shall see that the quiet there spoken of is here broken, and that the shaking of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

§ 10. The eighth vision: the four chariots. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The ministry of angels. "And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains." This, the last of the present series of visions, is perceptibly similar in several points, to the first ( Zechariah 1:7-11 ). We find mention in both, e.g; of "horses;" of the variety of their colours; of the prophet's inquiry respecting their meaning; of some of them going to and fro on the earth; and of final "quiet" ( Zechariah 6:8 ) or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The world ruled in the interest of Christianity. I. THE POWERS OF THE WORLD ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOD . East and west, north and south, all the world over, God is supreme. He is the Lord of all forces, the Ruler of all events, the Arbiter of all destinies. War, famine, pestilence, may be the result of natural causes, but, all the same, they are his servants; they come and go at his command; they accomplish what he pleases. "Happy the man who sees a God employed ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

God's government of the world. "And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass," etc. This is the last in the series of visions, which amount in all to eight, during that one night. All are so obscure that the more scholarly and enlightened the expositor, the less disposed will he be to regard his interpretation as absolutely correct. Certainly this is not more easy of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:2

Red horses ( see note on Zechariah 1:8 ). The colours of the horses are significant, though the symbols are not undisputed. "Red" symbolizes bloodshed and war ( Isaiah 63:2 ; Revelation 6:4 ); "black," sorrow and mourning ( Isaiah 1:3 ; Jeremiah 4:28 ; Revelation 6:5 ); "white," victory and joy ( Ecclesiastes 9:8 ; Revelation 6:2 ; Revelation 19:11 ). What the colour of the horses in the fourth chariot means is very doubtful (see below on Zechariah 6:3 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:3

Grisled and bay; rather, speckled, strong; Septuagint, ἵπποι ποικίλαι ψαροί , "horses pied and dapple-grey." But ψαρὸς is explained by the Scholiast in Aristophanes, 'Nub.,' 1225, as "swift;" and possibly the LXX . used it in that sense here. The Vulgate has fortes; Aquila, καρτεροί . One would have expected a colour to be named. but why these are specially mentioned as strong or active is seen in Zechariah 6:7 . The word beruddim, "speckled," occurs only in ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 6:1

Behold, four chariots going forth - Alb.: “By the secret disposal of God into the theater of the world,” “from between two mountains of brass.” Both Jews and Christians have seen that the four chariots relate to the same four empires, as the visions in Daniel.“The two mountains.” It may be that the imagery is from the two mountains on either side of the valley of Jehoshaphat, which Joel had spoken of as the place of God’s judgment, Joel 3:2, and Zechariah afterward Zechariah 14:4. It may then... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 6:1

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