Zechariah 7:4-10 ESV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:6

And when ye did eat - They had not observed those fasts as they should have done. They deplored the loss of their temple, and its riches, etc., but they did not humble themselves because of those iniquities which had brought the displeasure of God upon them, their temple, and their city. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:7

The words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets - הראשנים נביאים nebiim harishonim , is the title which the Jews give to Joshua, Judges, the two books of Samuel, and the two books of Kings. The latter prophets, אחרונים נביאים nebiim acharonim , are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the twelve minor prophets. The hagiographa, כתובים kethubim , holy writings, are the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:9

Execute true judgment - See Isaiah 58:6 , Isaiah 58:7 ; Jeremiah Jeremiah 7:23 ; Micah 6:8 , chap. 8. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:10

Evil against his brother in your heart - Do not indulge an unfavourable opinion of another: do not envy him; do not harbour an unbrotherly feeling towards him. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:4

Verse 4 Here the Prophet tells us that he was sent to the people and to the priests, not so much to teach the messengers who came from distant lands, as to correct the vices of his own nation; for the Jews had then begun, according to their usual manner, to dissemble with God, and had glided, as it has elsewhere appeared, into many evil practices. And it appears evident, that God did not commit to Zechariah what the messengers might bring back to Chaldea; but that an occasion was taken to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:5

Verse 5 He therefore brings this charge against them, Have ye fasted to me? have ye eaten to me? as though he had said, “God regards not fastings, except they proceed from a sincere feeling and tend to a right and lawful end.” It was then the object of the Prophet to awaken the Jews, that they might not imagine that God was pacified by fasting or by any other frigid ceremonies, but that they might know that something more was required. And we see how prone mankind are to rely on external rites,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:6

Verse 6 By saying, that to themselves they did eat and drink, he intimates that to eat and to drink, or to abstain from eating and drinking, are things wholly unconnected with the worship of God. Another sense may indeed be elicited, — that the Jews did eat as heathens did: and there will be in this case an indirect reproof, — that they sought to pacify God only twice in the year, and that during the rest of the time they were heedless and indulged themselves in excesses. We ought indeed to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:7

Verse 7 And the Prophet’s object is more evident from the next verse, when he says, Are not these the words which Jehovah proclaimed by the former Prophets? He confirms here his doctrine by many testimonies, that is, that God had already through successive ages exhorted the Jews to true repentance, and condemned their dissimulation, that they might not think that true religion was made up of fasting and of similar things. And this the Prophet did, not only to gain or secure to himself more... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:9

Verse 9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, (71) saying, The judgment of truth judge, and kindness and mercies show, every one to his brother. We have seen what the Prophet said of fasting, when messengers were sent by the exiles to enquire on the subject. It was a suitable opportunity for handling the question. For, as we then said, the people were so devoted to their ceremonies, as to think that the whole of religion consisted in fasting and in similar exercises. And as we are by nature prone to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:10

Verse 10 He mentions here some other duties, but for the same purpose of showing, that the fear of God is not proved by ceremonies, but by acting justly towards our brethren, and not by abstaining only from doing wrong, but by being ready to help the miserable. As widows, and orphans, and strangers are exposed as it were to plunder, Moses often in the law recommends them to favor, and shows that God cares for them, and will be their defender, when by one injured. So also the Prophet speaks here... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:10

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