Zechariah 12

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:7

The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.The tents — The unfenced places, the open country, the cottages, or tents.First — First the weaker are saved, next the stronger.The glory — That the illustrious house of David, and the glorious citizens of Jerusalem may not boast of their power, policy and courage. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:8

In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.As David — A mighty man of valour.The house of David — Those of the royal line shall be for prudence, and prowess in the conduct of the armies of Israel, most excellent; exprest here in an hyperbole.As the angel — Nay, like the angel of the Lord, like Christ who is captain of our salvation. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.I will seek — I will purposely and effectually do it. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.I will pour — This was fulfilled on Christ's exaltation, when he sent the Comforter to his disciples, it is daily performed to the children of God, and will be continually,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:11

In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.In that day — When the Jews shall mourn for their sins, and for that great sin, crucifying the Lord of glory.A great mourning — A mourning exprest by the greatest the Jews ever were acquainted with, and which for its greatness grew into a proverb. The mourning for Josiah slain at Hadadrimmon, a town in the valley of Megiddo. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:12

And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;The house of Nathan — The royal family in both branches of it, Solomon's and Nathan's. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:13

The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;The house of Levi — The sacerdotal tribe were the most bitter persecutors of Christ, they hired the traitor, they sought witness; the high priest, (head of that family) condemned him to die, for all which they shall one day reckon with God, and therefore above other tribes they are particularly named as chief mourners for their cruelty to Christ. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:1

1. The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel R.V., “concerning Israel.” The heading of the entire section Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 14:21, prefixed probably by the collector of the Minor Prophets, who, finding the prophecies without a title, prefixed the words to indicate their general contents (see on Zechariah 9:1; compare Malachi 1:1). The oracle itself begins with Zechariah 12:2. It is introduced by 1b; primarily by “Thus saith Jehovah,” to which is added a reference to the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:1-9

Marvelous deliverance of Judah and Jerusalem, Zechariah 12:1-9. The prophet beholds the nations of the earth gathered around Jerusalem to besiege it; Jehovah smites them with terror. When the chieftains of Judah, who seem to have remained inactive during the early part of the struggle, see that Jehovah fights for Jerusalem, they turn their weapons against the nations. Jehovah saves the tents of Judah first, to prevent the inhabitants of Jerusalem from magnifying themselves above Judah, but he... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:1-14

VARIOUS UTTERANCES CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL, Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 14:21. The heading (Zechariah 12:1) names the subject of these utterances, Israel, a term used here not in a national but in a religious sense of the people of Jehovah. The prophecies center around Jerusalem and Judah, the home of the postexilic Jewish community. The section falls naturally into two parts, Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 13:6, and Zechariah 14:1-21; Zechariah 13:7-9, has no close connection either with... read more

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