Zechariah 1:10 - Exposition

The man that stood, etc. The rider upon the red horse of Zechariah 1:8 , the leader of the company of horsemen. Answered the question which the prophet had proposed, or answered in response to a sign from the interpreting angel. They whom the Lord hath sent, etc. These angelic ministers had been sent to traverse the earth and to report its condition (comp. Job 1:7 ; Job 2:2 ; Hebrews 1:14 ), and to guide it to the carrying out of God's purposes.