Zechariah 2:8

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 2:6. North] Babylon, north of Jerusalem; an address to such Jews as still remained there, through infirmity, ties of property, &c. The urgency of the call denoted by repetition, Ho, ho! Spread] Scattered in violence. Zechariah 2:7. Zion] i.e. inhabitants of Zion; God’s people dwelling with the daughter, i.e. the people, of Babylon, personified as a woman (Psalms 9:14; Psalms 138:0). Zechariah 2:8-9, After] obtaining glory (Zechariah 2:5), the speaker is sent to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

Zechariah 2:1-13 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of the Jewish state as it had been before the captivity. The city should not only be rebuilt, but greatly extended; the temple should be restored, and the worship of Jehovah resumed; His presence should be with His people, and they should enjoy His protection; and whilst they were thus blessed judgment... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Zechariah 2:8

DISCOURSE: 1241GOD’S SYMPATHY WITH HIS PEOPLEZechariah 2:8. He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.GOD makes use of the wicked as his rod, wherewith to chastise his own children. But while he accomplishes his own gracious ends with respect to them, he is not indifferent to the conduct of his agents, who unwittingly fulfil his will; he notices their motives, and will call them into judgment for the dispositions they have manifested [Note: Isaiah 10:5-7; Isaiah 10:12.]: and because... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-12

Chapter 2Chapter 2, the next vision, the fourth in the series of ten.I lifted up my eyes again, and I looked, and behold there was a man with a measuring line in his hand [He had a ruler]. I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, And he said unto him, Run and speak to this young man ( Zechariah 2:1-4... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 2:1-13

Zechariah 2:1 . Behold, a man with a measuring line. A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architects do before they build. Zechariah 2:4 . Jerusalem shall be inhabited, as towns or villages, without walls. The husbandman must live on his farm, but merchants and artisans prefer cities, for the comfort and conveniences of life. As the population encrease, they become too crowded to live within... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 2:6-9

Zechariah 2:6-9I have spread you abroad, etc Soul-exileThis is a call of Jehovah to the Jews in Babylonian captivity to return to their own land.These words may illustrate the moral exile of humanity. The point suggested is, the reluctance of the exile to return. This reluctance is seen--I. In the earnestness of the Divine appeal. “Return,” is the word. “Flee from the land of the north.” It is the land of corruption and tyranny.II. In the potency of the Divine reasons. Reasons for return... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 2:8

Zechariah 2:8He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye The Divine interest in His people1.While we disown the reference of the former portion of the vision to Gospel times, and to the spiritual or New Testament Jerusalem, we are very far from disowning the applicability to the latter of what is said in the former. Whatever sayings are here respecting the extension, the security, and the glory of the literal Jerusalem are equally true of the spiritual and heavenly.2. The people of God... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:8

Zec 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. Ver. 8. For thus saith the Lord of hosts ] Sanchez referreth these words to those aforegoing, q.d. "Deliver thyself," &c. for so the Lord commandeth. But herein he stands alone, the current of interpreters carrying it against him. This preface seems prefixed for procuring more authority to the ensuing promise, which to the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zechariah 2:8

After: Zechariah 2:4, Zechariah 2:5, Zechariah 1:15, Zechariah 1:16, Isaiah 60:7-2 Chronicles : sent: Zechariah 2:9, Zechariah 2:11, Isaiah 48:15, Isaiah 48:16, Malachi 3:1, John 14:23, John 14:24, John 14:26, John 15:21-Isaiah :, John 17:18, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:14 the nations: 2 Kings 24:2, Jeremiah 50:17, Jeremiah 50:18, Jeremiah 51:34, Jeremiah 51:35, Ezekiel 25:6, Ezekiel 25:7, Ezekiel 25:12, Ezekiel 25:15, Ezekiel 26:2, Ezekiel 35:5, Joel 3:2-Ruth :, Amos 1:3-Deuteronomy... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zechariah 2:8

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.After the glory — After that he is become your glory, I am to avenge you of your enemies. read more