Zechariah 2:2 WEB

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Man and the Measuring Line Zechariah 2:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, we have Ezekiel's vision which in some respects parallels the one in Zechariah. Ezekiel in the visions of God was brought into the land of Israel. He saw a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass. The man had a line of flax in bis hand, and a measuring reed. He was measuring the wall on the outside of the House of God. Then he measured the Temple itself. In Zechariah's vision,... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-2

‘A MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE’‘I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.’ Zechariah 2:1-Exodus : It was a difficult time in Jewish history. People were coming back from the Captivity. They had to rebuild Jerusalem, to restore the Temple, to make a new nation, as it were, out of the old fragments that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Eight Night Visions And Accompanying Oracles (Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8 ). Zechariah now goes on to describe eight night visions, which he appears to have had in one night, which are in the main accompanied by oracles. These portray the commencement of the new beginning and are as follows: · The Horsemen Scouts go through the whole earth and find it at rest - Jerusalem will be restored (Zechariah 1:7-17). · The Four Horns and the Four Smiths - the opposing nations will be pared back... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-5

Zechariah 2:1-Deuteronomy : . The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a “ young man,” i.e. Zerubbabel, cf. 1Esther 3:4; 1Esther 4:58) is evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel bids the interpreting angel stop the measuring. A fortified wall is unnecessary, since the Lord will defend His own, and it would only check the expansion of Jerusalem. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 2:2

Whither goest thou? it is evident the prophet did not in so bold a manner inquire before, which may possibly be for that he apprehended this man to be one lesser than an angel; nor doth he ask the meaning of this hieroglyphic, but, understanding what it meant, the prophet inquires only where the platform was to be laid. To measure; to take the exact dimensions of it, that it may answer God’s promise, and be capable to receive its inhabitants. Jerusalem; the city, which was to be built... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-5

CRITICAL NOTES.] The third vision. Man] Messiah, who measures and will restore the city. Zechariah 2:2. Measure] To sketch a plan for its arrangement and rebuilding, denoting exactness of proportions and completeness of number (Revelation 2:1; Revelation 21:15-16). Zechariah 2:4. Run] Necessity of despatch. Young man] Zechariah young in service or in age, probably between 20 and 30 years old. Jerusalem] to have vast influx of men and cattle, no longer to be confined in narrow walls and fixed... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

Zechariah 2:1-13 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of the Jewish state as it had been before the captivity. The city should not only be rebuilt, but greatly extended; the temple should be restored, and the worship of Jehovah resumed; His presence should be with His people, and they should enjoy His protection; and whilst they were thus blessed judgment... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-12

Chapter 2Chapter 2, the next vision, the fourth in the series of ten.I lifted up my eyes again, and I looked, and behold there was a man with a measuring line in his hand [He had a ruler]. I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, And he said unto him, Run and speak to this young man ( Zechariah 2:1-4... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 2:1-13

Zechariah 2:1 . Behold, a man with a measuring line. A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architects do before they build. Zechariah 2:4 . Jerusalem shall be inhabited, as towns or villages, without walls. The husbandman must live on his farm, but merchants and artisans prefer cities, for the comfort and conveniences of life. As the population encrease, they become too crowded to live within... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 2:1-4

Zechariah 2:1-4A man with a measuring line in his hand The man with a measureThe prophet asks where the man is going, and the answer given is--“to measure”; and then he shows what would be the measure of Jerusalem, that it would hereafter extend beyond the walls, as that compass would not contain the vast number of the people.“God will extend,” he says, “far and wide the holy city; it will no longer be confined as before to its own walls, but will be inhabited through all its villages.” There... read more

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 2:2

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-5

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-12

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 2:1-4

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