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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:4

And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives - “Over against Jerusalem to the east, wherein riseth the Sun of Righteousness.” The Mount of Olives is the central eminence of a line of hills, of rather more than a mile in length, overhanging the city, from which it is separated only by the narrow bed of the valley of the brook Cedron. It rises 187 feet above Mount Zion, 295 feet above Mount Moriah, 443 feet above Gethsemane, and lies between the city and the wilderness toward the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 14:1-2

Zechariah 14:1-2. Behold, the day of the Lord cometh A day of the Lord’s great wrath and indignation will soon overtake you, O sinful, unthankful, bloody Jews! A day remarkable for the execution of divine vengeance upon you, and your city, Jerusalem. This chapter ought to have been joined to the preceding; for here the prophet continues to foretel the execution of the threatenings contained in the latter part of the former chapter; namely, how the unbelieving Jews should be destroyed by the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 14:3

Zechariah 14:3. Then shall the Lord After he hath sufficiently punished Jerusalem and the rest of the Jewish nations; go forth Out of his holy place, as a warrior prepared for battle. This is spoken after the manner of men; and fight against those nations Which had taken and destroyed Jerusalem, and oppressed his people. As when he fought in the day of battle As in those days when he evidently fought for his people. The meaning is, that in after times God would discomfit and destroy... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-21

The Messiah’s kingdom (14:1-21)In the final section of his book, Zechariah outlines briefly the worldwide triumph of the Messiah. Since those for whom he writes are familiar only with the region around Palestine, he limits the geographical details to that area. Other pictures are likewise taken from the way of life familiar to the Jews.The scene opens with the enemies of God mistakenly thinking that at last they have conquered his people (Jerusalem). Confident that they have achieved victory,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 14:2

I will gather , &c. Referring to the yet future and final siege of Jerusalem. See App-53 . battle = war. Not the same word as in Zechariah 14:3 , read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 14:3

as = just as, fought . Compare Joshua 10:14 . battle = close conflict. Not the same word as in Zechariah 14:2 . Hebrew. kerab. First occurance. 2 Samuel 17:11 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 14:4

upon the mount of Olives. This precludes the possibility of any reference to what is past. No amount of "poetical imagery" can rob this plain statement of the yet future literal interpretation of this prophecy. valley. Between the northern and southern half of Olivet. See App-88 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 14:3

"Then shall Jehovah go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.""Then shall Jehovah go forth ..." There is a change from the first person to the third in this verse; but this is par for the course in the prophetic writings:"But this, as has been shown, is not a sufficient reason for denying the genuineness of the passage, since such changes occur in cases in which the hand of the original author is generally recognized."[9]Young students, especially, need... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 14:4

"And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south."The Premillennial school of interpreters see in this some tremendous upheaval at the end of time and the Second Coming of Christ; but our view is that God in the person... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 14:2

Zechariah 14:2. The residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city— It is impossible to reconcile these words with the state of facts at the time when Jerusalem was taken by the Romans; for at that time, we are well assured by Josephus, who was an eye-witness, not only all that were in the city were either slain or made captives, but also the city itself was razed to the ground, so as to leave no vestige of a habitation. BBell. Jud. lib. vi. c. 9. and lib. vii. c. 1. Ed. Havercamp.... read more

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