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Verses 13-16

Zechariah 9:13-16. When I have bent Judah for me “A strong and sublime manner of expressing that God would use Judah and Ephraim as his instruments of destruction.” Newcome. As if he had said, When I have made Judah my bow, and Ephraim my arrow, have used them as my instruments of war. Judah and Ephraim are equivalent to Judah and Israel. The men of Ephraim being expert archers, the expression of filling the bow with Ephraim, seems to allude to that circumstance. And raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece Enabled the Jews, under the conduct of the Maccabees, to destroy the forces of the Syrian kings, Antiochus Epiphanes, and others, who were the successors of Alexander, the founder of the Grecian monarchy: see note on Daniel 8:22. And made thee as the sword of a mighty man Given success to thy arms, that none shall withstand thee. And the Lord shall be seen over them Shall give conspicuous tokens of his presence with them, and his presiding over them and directing them in all their enterprises, leading them on and protecting them, as when they came out of Egypt. And his arrow shall go forth as the lightning He shall fight for them with a force that shall be irresistible: the lightning is often called God’s arrow. And the Lord shall blow the trumpet Shall give the signal of war, shall animate them to, and assist them in battle. And shall go with whirlwinds of the south Shall discomfit his enemies as a whirlwind tears in pieces every thing that stands in its way; or shall scatter them as the dust is scattered by the whirlwind. The most vehement storms to which Judea was subject came from the great desert country to the south of it: see note on Isaiah 21:1. The Lord of hosts shall defend them The hand of God shall visibly appear in protecting the Maccabees. And they shall devour and subdue with sling- stones They shall conquer their enemies with as unequal a force as that of David, in respect of Goliath, when he subdued him with a sling-stone. And they shall drink and rejoice In their festivals, when they shall offer sacrifices of thanksgivings for their victories; and make a noise as through wine Raise shouts of triumph, as men are wont to do whose hearts are glad with success, and cheered with wine. And they shall be filled like bowls, &c. They shall be filled, or shall fill themselves, with the spoil of their enemies; and as the corners of the altar. As the horns of the altar are with the blood of the victims. And the Lord shall save them as the flock of his people Or, shall save them, his people, as a flock. He shall take care of them and preserve them, as a shepherd does his flock. They shall be as the stones of a crown Precious in his sight; lifted up as an ensign, or trophy, upon his land In other words, God shall make it known to the world how dear they are to him, and his favour toward them shall be an encouragement to others to become proselytes to the true religion: see Isaiah 62:3; Malachi 3:17.

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