Zechariah 12:12

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Zechariah 12:1-99

Zech 12 HAVING THUS plainly predicted the rejection of the true Messiah and Shepherd, and the consequent raising up, in God's governmental wrath, of the antichrist the worthless shepherd the following series of predictions concerning the Jews and Jerusalem, are presented as a 'burden' in the first verse of chapter 12. And indeed a burden must rest upon the spirit of the reader as we begin that chapter. The way Jehovah presents Himself is very remarkable. The heavens, the earth, and man... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Zechariah 12:10-14

Repentance and Conversion v. 10. And I will pour upon the house of David, the entire royal family, the royal priesthood of the Church of the New Testament, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the members of His congregation in general, the Spirit of grace and of supplications, Him who works in the heart of man the certainty of the divine grace and urges him to seek forgiveness of sins by daily prayer; and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, as they nailed their Redeemer to... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Zechariah 12:10-14

2. REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION.s Zechariah 12:10 to Zechariah 13:1.A. A plentiful Effusion of the Spirit causes Men to look upon the Jehovah they have pierced, and Mourn bitterly (Zechariah 12:10). B. Greatness of the Mourning (Zechariah 12:11). C. Each Family mourns separately (Zechariah 12:12-14). D. A Provision far the Penitents (Zechariah 13:1).10 And I will pour out upon the house of David,And upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,The Spirit15 of grace and supplication,16And they shall look upon... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Zechariah 12:1-14

Jerusalem’s Day of Mourning Zechariah 12:1-14 This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes, though in vain, Zechariah 12:2-3 ; Zechariah 12:6 . The Lord will defend them, Zechariah 12:7-8 . Then the nation will mourn. Their repentance will be universal , from the highest to the lowest; lonely , and on account of the sufferings they inflicted on Jesus . The Agent of this mourning will... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:1-14

The second message has to do with things wholly future. The King spoke of in the previous message, whose rejection was there foretold, is now seen coming into His kingdom. This the prophet described in two movements, which are complementary. In the first he looked at the opposing nations as they will be dealt with in judgment, and at the Israel of God, as she will be restored through the acknowledgment of her true, though rejected, King, and by her own spiritual cleansing. In the second... read more

Peter Pett

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

The Future of the House of David and the Dwellers in Jerusalem, the Servant Pierced, the Spirit Poured Out, The Superseding of Prophecy, the Fires of Refinement (Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 13:9 ). Zechariah’s experiences as previously described have brought home to him that the present time is not going to produce the hoped for golden age of God’s rule. The dream of the eight visions (Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15) which had promised so much of a purified Israel over whom would rule the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:10-14

The True and the False Prophets (Zechariah 12:10 - Zechariah 13:9 ). The way in which all this will take effect is now clearly laid out. A contrast is made between: · The piercing (rejection) of the True Prophet Who is coming when the Spirit is poured out, which will result in repentance and a fountain opened for sin and uncleanness (Zechariah 12:10 to Zechariah 13:1). · The piercing of false prophets because they are false (Zechariah 13:2-3). · The smiting of the false prophets by those who... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 12:12

The land; land put for the inhabitants of it, the land in general for the land of Judea, or that where the Jews dwelt, who should every where bear a share in this mourning. Thus some of the Jews from every country where they dwelt, being met at Jerusalem, were pricked at heart, and did mourn over the crucified Messiah, Acts 2:5,Acts 2:37,Acts 2:41. Every family apart; or family by family, expressed in Hebrew, families, families. The royal family in both branches of it, Solomon’s and Nathan’s.... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 12:10-14

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 12:10.] This a complete contrast to preceding; nothing warlike, but all subdued and spiritual, “a clear and definite prophecy of the future conversion of the Jews, in consequence of a special and extraordinary outpouring of the influences of the Holy Spirit” [Henderson], Jerusalem] The whole covenant nation. Spirit] which brings grace, and which results in supplication. Look] Applied to bodily and mental vision (cf. Numbers 21:9; Isaiah 32:11), with the idea of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:9-14

Zechariah 12:9-14 (Zechariah 13:1-6 ) I. Here is, first, a remarkable national repentance remarkable on account of its supposed exciting cause. It presents, indeed, a direct inversion of the state of things generally depicted in the Old Testament Scriptures; for while, generally, we are shown a people subdued to repentance under the pressure of misery and suffering, and then raised, as the result, to heights of prosperity, our seer gives us the spectacle of a people whose repentance is... read more