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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 12:4-9

Zechariah 12:4-9In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment A good time for good peopleI.It is a time when their enemies shall be vanquished. “In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment,” etc.II. It is a time when their power shall be augmented. The power here promised is--1. The power of unity. “The governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.”III. It is a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zechariah 12:4

Zec 12:4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. Ver. 4. I will smite every horse with astonishment ] Great is the strength of the horse and the rage of his rider: Jehu marched furiously; Bajazet, the Great Turk, of his fierce and furious riding was surnamed Gilderun, or Lightning; but God can make the Egyptians to appear men,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zechariah 12:4

that day: Zechariah 12:3, Zechariah 12:6, Zechariah 12:8, Zechariah 12:9, Zechariah 12:11, Isaiah 24:21 I will smite: Zechariah 10:5, Zechariah 14:15, Deuteronomy 28:28, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 6:18, Psalms 76:5-Judges :, Ezekiel 38:4, Ezekiel 39:20 I will open: Zechariah 9:8, 1 Kings 8:29, 2 Chronicles 6:20, 2 Chronicles 6:40, 2 Chronicles 7:15, Nehemiah 1:6, Isaiah 37:17, Jeremiah 24:6, Daniel 9:18, Acts 17:30 Reciprocal: Psalms 76:6 - both Jeremiah 51:21 - General Joel 3:2 - will plead... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 12:4

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.I will open mine eyes — I will watch over my people for good. This eye of God open upon his people, is his wise, powerful, gracious providence for them.With blindness — All their warriors in their consults shall have as little of foresight, as a blind man hath of sight. 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

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:4

Zechariah 12:4 describes more minutely the overthrow of the nations announced in figurative terms in Zechariah 12:2-3. In that day When the nations of the earth are gathered against the city. Horse… rider The cavalry, which here represents the entire military force of the enemy. Astonishment,… madness For the former R.V. reads “terror.” The soldiers will be thrown into hopeless confusion, so that they will rush headlong to destruction. Smite… with blindness When this happens to the... read more

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