Zechariah 1:1 KJV,ASV

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Zechariah 1:1-99

Zech 1 AS WE COMMENCE to read Zechariah we note that, just as with Haggai, definite dates are given for the messages that God gave through him; and the first verse reveals that his first message Zech 1.2-1.6 was uttered between Haggai's word of encouragement, in the early part of his second chapter, and the word of warning, recorded later in that chapter. We think we may term Zechariah's first message, a word of exhortation. We may wonder perhaps, why such a word at that juncture was needed?... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Zechariah 1:1-6

A Call to Repentance v. 1. In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, that is, in the year 520 B. C. came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, v. 2. The Lord hath been sore displeased, with a vehement anger, with your fathers, as shown in the overthrow of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, and the exile in Babylon. v. 3. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the almighty Sovereign of the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Zechariah 1:1-6

PART FIRSTUTTERANCES FOR THE PRESENT TIMEZechariah 1-8I. THE INTRODUCTIONZechariah 1:1-6A. A Call to Repentance (Zechariah 1:1-3). B. Enforced by an Appeal to the Experience of their Fathers (Zechariah 1:4-6).1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,2 Jehovah hath been sore displeased with your fathers.13 Therefore say thou2 unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of Hosts,Return ye unto me,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Zechariah 1:1-17

a Vision of Pardon and Restoration Zechariah 1:1-17 Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgiveness. His only fear is lest God should call in vain, and the people refuse as their fathers did. Notice the repetition of God’s title, Lord of Hosts, five times in the first six verses. The enemy’s armies were vast, but the protecting hosts, vaster. A glimpse of these hosts is given in the following vision. A green valley, filled with myrtles, the emblem... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:1-21

About a month after Haggai's second message, in which he had encouraged the people who were in danger of being disheartened by the memory of the past, Zechariah uttered his first prophetic word. He gave them another view of the past, intended to warn them. He reminded them that Jehovah was sore displeased with their fathers, and warned them not to walk in the same sins. Thus Haggai encouraged them by looking on to the new spiritual glory, while Zechariah exhorted them by looking back to the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Zechariah 1:1-21

The Man among the Myrtle Trees Zechariah 1:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The visions have to do primarily with God's dealings with His chosen people Israel. They will, however, be full of lessons for the saints. God's dealings with His people of old are not distinct in method from His dealings with the Church. He is the same Lord unto all who call upon Him. His judgments are always just, and He is never any respecter of persons. The 1st chapter of Zechariah contains the Prophet's first vision. By... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:1-6

God’s Call to the People to Return to Him and Live in Obedience to His Demands - The Offer of a New Beginning (Zechariah 1:1-6 ). Zechariah is the prophet of the new beginning, but as is always so with God, if there is to be a new beginning there must be repentance, and so his work commences with a call to repentance. Zechariah 1:1-3 ‘In the eight month, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying “YHWH has been... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:1-6

Zechariah 1:2-Joshua : . This rebuke (see above, p. 575) seems inconsistent with a date five weeks or more after work had been begun at the Temple and at least ten days after the prophecy in Haggai 2:1-1 Samuel :. The clumsy handiwork of one or more editors is also evident in the section. The thought appears to be as follows: The Lord had great cause to be wroth with your fathers, and their punishment has largely fallen upon you. But now if you will change your attitude towards Him in showing... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 1:1

In the eighth month; called both Marchesvan and Bul by the Hebrews, and answers to part of our October and November. Two months after Haggai began to encourage the Jews to build the temple. Darius; son of Hystaspes, and the third Persian monarch: see Haggai 1:1; and again Zechariah 1:15, at large. Came the word of the Lord: here is his warrant and Divine call, the Lord communicated to him what he was to communicate to, others. Zechariah: his name bespeaks him a remembrancer of God, or it may... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 1:1-4

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 1:2. Sore] Lit. displeased with displeasure, wrath not common, whose greatness is given as a ground for their return. Zechariah 1:3. Therefore] Lit. and thou sayest, or must say. Return] (cf. Malachi 3:7; James 4:8) Amendment of life and return to work not enough; conversion must be thorough. The threefold “thus saith the Lord,” shows the importance of the admonition, and indicates the boundless power of God. Zechariah 1:4. Fathers] Warning to shun the example of... read more