Zacarias 6:6 NVT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The prophet is forward to receive this vision, and, as if he expected it, he turned and lifted up his eyes and looked. Though this was the seventh vision he had had, yet he did not think he had had enough; for the more we know of God and his will, if we know it aright, the more desirous we shall be to get a further acquaintance with God. Now observe here the sight that the prophet had offour chariots drawn by horses of divers colours, together with the explication of the sight, Zech. 6:1-5. He... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:6

The black horses which are therein ,.... Which were in the second chariot: no further mention is made of the red horses in the first chariot, because the kingdom of the Chaldeans was now extinct: these design the Medes and Persians: go forth into the north country : into the country of Babylon or Chaldea, which lay north of Judea; see Jeremiah 1:13 and other places; these went to Babylon, took that, and seized on the empire, and delivered the Jews, who were captives there: and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:6

The black horses - This refers to the second chariot; of the first the angel makes no mention, because the empire designed by it had ceased to exist. This had red horses, to show the cruelty of the Chaldeans towards the Jews, and the carnage they committed in the land of Judea. The black - Cyrus, at the head of the Persians and Medes, bringing devastation and death among the Chaldeans, called the north in many parts of Scripture. The white - Alexander, who was splendid in his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:6

Verse 6 Zechariah explains here each part of the prophecy; but he shows at the same time that two of the chariots hastened towards Chaldea, that it might not be grievous to the Jews that they in the first place had to experience God’s judgment. He then shows that God sent his messengers to all parts; but that there had been, or were to be, remarkable and extraordinary changes, especially among the Babylonians. It hence appeared evident, that God had a care for his own people, who had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

§ 10. The eighth vision: the four chariots. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The ministry of angels. "And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains." This, the last of the present series of visions, is perceptibly similar in several points, to the first ( Zechariah 1:7-11 ). We find mention in both, e.g; of "horses;" of the variety of their colours; of the prophet's inquiry respecting their meaning; of some of them going to and fro on the earth; and of final "quiet" ( Zechariah 6:8 ) or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The world ruled in the interest of Christianity. I. THE POWERS OF THE WORLD ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOD . East and west, north and south, all the world over, God is supreme. He is the Lord of all forces, the Ruler of all events, the Arbiter of all destinies. War, famine, pestilence, may be the result of natural causes, but, all the same, they are his servants; they come and go at his command; they accomplish what he pleases. "Happy the man who sees a God employed ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

God's government of the world. "And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass," etc. This is the last in the series of visions, which amount in all to eight, during that one night. All are so obscure that the more scholarly and enlightened the expositor, the less disposed will he be to regard his interpretation as absolutely correct. Certainly this is not more easy of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:6

The angel now ( Zechariah 6:6 , Zechariah 6:7 ) indicates the various destinations of the chariots, except the first with the red horses. Why this is omitted has never been satisfactorily explained. Some regard Zechariah 6:7 as giving the destination of this chariot, by making a slight change in the word rendered "bay" in the Authorized Version, which would cause it to mean "red." The Syriac, indeed, which omits the word in Zechariah 6:3 , translates it here by "red." If we retain the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 6:6

The black horses which are therein go forth - Literally, “That chariot wherein the black horses are, these go forth.” Jerome: “Most suitably is the first chariot, wherein the red homes were, passed over, and what the second, third, fourth did is described. For when the prophet related this, the Babylonian empire had passed, and the power of the Medes possessed all Asia.” Red, as the color of blood, represented Babylon as sanguinary; as it is said in the Revelation, “There went out another... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 6:6

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