Zechariah 1:8 NLT

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

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

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

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

I saw by night ; in the night; i.e. the night of the twenty-fourth day ( Zechariah 1:7 ). The visions were seen in this one night at short intervals. There is nothing to make one suppose that they came in dreams ( Isaiah 29:7 ). The prophet is awake, but whether he sees these scenes with his bodily eyes, or was rapt in ecstasy, cannot be decided. A man riding upon a red horse. This is the Angel of Jehovah, mentioned again in Zechariah 1:10 and in Zechariah 1:11 , in both of which... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:8

I saw in the night - that is, that following on “the twenty-fourth day.” The darkness of the night perhaps was chosen, as agreeing with the dimness of the restored condition. Night too is, Dionysius), “through the silence of the senses and of the fancy, more suited for receiving divine revelations.”A man riding upon a red horse - The man is an angel of God, appearing in form of man, as Daniel says, “The man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, touched me” Daniel 9:21. He is... read more

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

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:8-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:8

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