Zechariah 1:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

We not come to visions and revelations of the Lord; for in that way God chose to speak by Zechariah, to awaken the people's attention, and to engage their humble reverence of the word and their humble enquiries into it, and to fix it the more in their minds and memories. Most of the following visions seem designed for the comfort of the Jews, now newly returned out of captivity, and their encouragement to go on with the building of the temple. The scope of this vision (which is as an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:10

And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said ,.... And so prevented the angel from giving the account he was about to give; and who was more capable of it, and which to do was great condescension in him, and was doing the prophet a singular honour: these are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth ; which is a description of the angels, the ministering spirits sent forth by God to take their tour throughout the earth; not to do mischief, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:10

The man that stood among the myrtle trees - The angel of the Covenant, as above, Zechariah 1:11 . Whom the Lord hath sent - Who are constituted guardians of the land. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-11

A vision of rest. "Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet," etc. Several points in this vision, as in many others, cannot certainly be explained. The nature and significance of the colours of the horses is one of these points. Another is as to the identity or otherwise of the "angel" of verse 9 with that of the "rider" of verse... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

§ 3. The first vision: the horsemen in the myrtle grove. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The first vision: God's government of the world. "Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse," etc. About three months after the call of Zechariah to the prophetic office, he had no less than seven, or, as some count, eight visions in one night. And this night, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:8-13

The Church and Christ. The vision may suggest— I. THE BIDDEN RICHES OF THE CHURCH . "Myrtle in the bottom" symbolizes the Church in a low condition. Obscure, despised by the world; but fresh, fragrant, and beautiful in the sight of God. The object of increasing care. Grand future. II. THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH 'S HEAD . Christ supreme. All forces are under his control. The resources of heaven and earth are at his disposal. He is ever on the watch. He scans the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:10

The man that stood, etc. The rider upon the red horse of Zechariah 1:8 , the leader of the company of horsemen. Answered the question which the prophet had proposed, or answered in response to a sign from the interpreting angel. They whom the Lord hath sent, etc. These angelic ministers had been sent to traverse the earth and to report its condition (comp. Job 1:7 ; Job 2:2 ; Hebrews 1:14 ), and to guide it to the carrying out of God's purposes. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:10

And the man answered - To the question addressed to the attendant-angel. He himself took the word.These are they whom the Lord sent to walk up and down - Satan says of himself that he came “from going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it” Job 2:2. As he for evil, so these for good. Their office was not a specific or passing duty, as when God sent His angels with some special commission, such as those recorded in Holy Scripture. It was a continuous conversation with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:9-11

Zechariah 1:9-11. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these What is the meaning of these appearances, or visions? And the angel that talked with me said “This was another heavenly minister, sent, probably, to present the visions to the prophet’s imagination, as well as to explain them. Angelus comes et interpres, “an accompanying angel and interpreter.” And under his direction the prophet receives satisfactory information from the month of the first angel and his attendants.” Blayney. I... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:9-11

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