Zechariah 10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 10

The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of the foregoing chapter?to encourage the Jews that had returned with hopes that though they had been under divine rebukes for their negligence in rebuilding the temple, and were now surrounded with enemies and dangers, yet God would do them good, and make them prosperous at home and victorious abroad. Now, I. They are here directed to eye the great God in all events that concerned them, and, both in the evils they suffered and in the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 10:1-4

Gracious things and glorious ones, very glorious and very gracious, were promised to this poor afflicted people in the foregoing chapter; now here God intimates to them that he will for these things be enquired of by them, and that he expects they should acknowledge him in all their ways and in all his ways towards them?and not idols that were rivals with him for their respects. I. The prophet directs them to apply to God by prayer for rain in the season thereof. He had promised, in the close... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 10:5-12

Here are divers precious promises made to the people of God, which look further than to the state of the Jews in the latter days of their church, and have certain reference to the spiritual Israel of God, the gospel-church, and all true believers. I. They shall have God's favour and presence, and shall be owned and accepted of him. This is the foundation of all the rest: The Lord is with them, Zech. 10:5. He espouses their cause, takes their part, is on their side; and, if he be for them, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 10 This chapter is a prophecy of the conversion of the Jews in the latter day, when the fulness of the Gentiles is brought in, spoken of in the preceding chapter Zechariah 9:1 . It begins with an exhortation to ask rain of the Lord; denounces wrath upon his enemies; and consists of various promises to his people. The exhortation to ask rain is in Zechariah 10:1 to which encouragement is given from its being of the Lord, from his willingness to grant it, and... read more

John Gill

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

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain ,.... There was the former and the latter rain, of which see Hosea 6:3 . The former rain was in autumn, a little before or about seed time; the latter was in the spring, and a little before harvest, which is here referred to. So Hesiod F7 Opera & Dies, l. 2. calls those rains the autumnal and vernal rains; and between these two rains there was seldom any more. Jerom says F8 Comment. in Amos iv. 7. fol. 39. F. that he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:2

For the idols have spoken vanity ,.... The vanities of the Gentiles cannot give rain; if they promise it, they speak vain things; God only can give it, and therefore it must, be asked of him, Jeremiah 14:22 . The word for idols is "teraphim", the same as in Genesis 31:19 and here signifies worshippers of idols, as the Targum interprets it; and may be understood of the idolatrous Papists who worship idols of gold, silver, brass, and wood, Revelation 9:20 and who speak lies in hypocrisy,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:3

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds ,.... The Targum interprets it of "kings"; as the "goats" of "princes", in the next clause; by whom, according to Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Abarbinel, are meant the kings of Greece; but rather the antichristian kings are designed, the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication with the whore of Rome, which is the cause of the anger of the Lord being kindled: or else ecclesiastical rulers are meant, the Romish clergy, the chief of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:4

Out of him came forth the corner ,.... Or "cornerstone"; by which is meant a king or ruler, as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi; and is no other than the King Messiah, who was to come out of Judah, and did spring from that tribe, 1 Chronicles 5:2 and this is a reason why God will visit the house of Judah, or the Jews, in the latter day, because the Messiah was promised and sent unto them, salvation was of them, though they rejected him; but the Lord will have mercy on them; the Redeemer... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:5

And they shall be as mighty men ,.... That is, the converted Jews shall be such; they shall be strong in faith, giving glory to the Messiah; they shall be strong in the grace that is in him; they shall be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; his strength shall be made perfect in their weakness: which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle ; being victorious over sin, Satan, and the world, through Christ, in whom they will believe: and they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:6

And I wilt strengthen the house of Judah ,.... Both with internal and external strength, so that they shall be able to stand their ground against enemies of every sort: and I will save the house of Joseph : the ten tribes, such of them that shall be found, for all Israel shall be saved, Romans 11:26 not only temporally, but spiritually, with an everlasting salvation: and I will bring them again to place them ; there is but one word in the original text; it is composed of two words,... read more

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