Zechariah 1:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The first vision: God's government of the world. "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, I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse," etc. About three months after the call of Zechariah to the prophetic office, he had no less than seven, or, as some count, eight visions in one night. And this night, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:8

I saw by night ; in the night; i.e. the night of the twenty-fourth day ( Zechariah 1:7 ). The visions were seen in this one night at short intervals. There is nothing to make one suppose that they came in dreams ( Isaiah 29:7 ). The prophet is awake, but whether he sees these scenes with his bodily eyes, or was rapt in ecstasy, cannot be decided. A man riding upon a red horse. This is the Angel of Jehovah, mentioned again in Zechariah 1:10 and in Zechariah 1:11 , in both of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:8-13

The Church and Christ. The vision may suggest— I. THE BIDDEN RICHES OF THE CHURCH . "Myrtle in the bottom" symbolizes the Church in a low condition. Obscure, despised by the world; but fresh, fragrant, and beautiful in the sight of God. The object of increasing care. Grand future. II. THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH 'S HEAD . Christ supreme. All forces are under his control. The resources of heaven and earth are at his disposal. He is ever on the watch. He scans the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:7

On the twenty-fourth day - Exactly five months after the building of the temple was resumed Haggai 2:15, and two months after Haggai’s last prophecy Haggai 2:20. The series of visions, leading onward, from the first deliverance from the enemies who oppressed them, to the Coming of Christ, is given as a reward to their first whole-hearted endeavor to restore their worship of Him. The visions are called the “word of the Lord,” because they were prophecy, made visible to the eye, conveying the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:8

I saw in the night - that is, that following on “the twenty-fourth day.” The darkness of the night perhaps was chosen, as agreeing with the dimness of the restored condition. Night too is, Dionysius), “through the silence of the senses and of the fancy, more suited for receiving divine revelations.”A man riding upon a red horse - The man is an angel of God, appearing in form of man, as Daniel says, “The man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, touched me” Daniel 9:21. He is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:7-8

Zechariah 1:7-8. Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month That is, about three months after he had received the former vision; which is the month Sebat This was the Chaldee or Syriac name of the eleventh month, not the Hebrew name. This month corresponded with the latter end of January and the beginning of February. Came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah This second revelation contains eight distinct visions, following each other in the same night. “The first vision is of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 1:7

Upon , &c. See note on p. 1280. eleventh month . Three months after Zechariah 1:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 1:8

I saw , &c. In this first of the eight visions (Zechariah 1:8 - Zechariah 6:15 ) Israel is in dispersion; the Gentiles are in possession at the time of the end. Jehovah is about to interfere on behalf of Jerusalem (verses: Zechariah 1:16 , Zechariah 1:17 . Isaiah 40:1-5 ). man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . This man is the "Adonai "of Zechariah 1:9 , and "the angel of Jehovah" of verses: Zechariah 1:11 , Zechariah 1:12 , as the prophet discovers from the "man's" answer. The riders of Zechariah... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 1:7

"Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying."The time indicated here was exactly five months after the rebuilding of the temple had been resumed (Haggai 1:15), and Keil thought that, "The choice of the day for the divine revelation to Zechariah was evidently connected with that."[18] This was also some two months after the last... read more

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