Zechariah 6:1

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 6:1

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked ,.... When he saw another vision, as follows: and, behold, there came four chariots ; by which are meant, not the four Gospels; rather the apostles of Christ, who had their commission from Christ; were sent into all the world by him, and carried his name and Gospel thither; were the instruments Christ made use of in bringing many souls to him, and into his church, and for the defence of his Gospel, and of his interest; and were military... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:1

There came four chariots - Four monarchies or empires. This is supposed to mean the same with the vision of the four horns, in chap. 1. Mountains of brass - The strong barriers of God's purposes, which restrained those powers within the times and limits appointed by Jehovah. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:1

Verse 1 Here we have another vision; and the Prophet distinguishes it from the former visions by saying, that he turned, as though he had said, that there had been some intervening time. They were not then continued visions, but he turned himself elsewhere, and then he raised up his eyes, and the Lord revealed to him what he now relates. But as the vision is obscure, interpreters have given it different meanings. They who think that the four Gospels are designated by the four chariots, give a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 6:1

I turned, and lifted up mine eyes (see note on Zechariah 5:1 ). Four chariots. These are war chariots. The angel explains, in Zechariah 6:5 , etc; what these chariots mean, how that they represent God's judgments on sinners in all the world. Though evil is removed from the Church, God's vengeance pursues it wherever it is located. If we compare this vision with the first ( Zechariah 1:8-11 ), we shall see that the quiet there spoken of is here broken, and that the shaking of the... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 6:1

Behold, four chariots going forth - Alb.: “By the secret disposal of God into the theater of the world,” “from between two mountains of brass.” Both Jews and Christians have seen that the four chariots relate to the same four empires, as the visions in Daniel.“The two mountains.” It may be that the imagery is from the two mountains on either side of the valley of Jehoshaphat, which Joel had spoken of as the place of God’s judgment, Joel 3:2, and Zechariah afterward Zechariah 14:4. It may then... read more

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