Zechariah 1:8-10 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 1:8

I saw by night ,.... Or, "that night" F13 הלילה "hac nocte", Drusius. ; the night of the twenty fourth of Sebat; a proper and usual time for visions; and it may denote the obscurity of the vision, as it was in some respects to the prophet; and the state of the church at this time, it being a night season with it, and in a low estate; and the care that the Lord, who is Israel's Keeper, has of them in such seasons, being in the midst of them: and behold ! this is prefixed to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:9

Then said I, O my Lord ,.... These are the words of the Prophet Zechariah to the angel that showed him this vision: what are these ? what is the meaning of this vision? particularly who are meant by the horses, red, speckled, and white, and those upon them? And the angel that talked with me ; who seems to be different from the Angel of the Lord, the man among the myrtle trees, Zechariah 1:8 he was one of the ministering spirits; see Revelation 17:1 , said unto me, I will show... 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 1:8

I saw by night - The time was emblematical of the affliction under which the Jews groaned. A man - An angel in the form of a man: supposed to have been the Lord Jesus; who seems to have appeared often in this way, as a prelude to his incarnation; see Joshua 5:13 ; Ezekiel 1:26 ; Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 10:6 . The same, probably, that appeared to Joshua with a drawn sword, as the captain of the Lord's host. Joshua 5:13-15 . A red horse - An emblem of war and bloodshed. Among... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:9

O my lord, what are these - The angel here mentioned was distinct from those mentioned in the eighth verse; he who talked with the prophet, Zechariah 1:13 . 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:8

Verse 8 The Prophet says, that a vision was given him; and he saw a horseman among the myrtles sitting on a red horse; and with him there were horses red, variegated (18) and white, and having no doubt riders. So I understand the passage; for extremely gross is the idea that the horses spoke. There were then, as it were, a troop of horsemen; but the Prophet says, that one appeared as the chief leader, who was accompanied by others. In the meantime an angel stood at the side of the Prophet, who... 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:9

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:9

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

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