Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zechariah 12:14
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Zechariah 12:14-13:1
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:1-14
VARIOUS UTTERANCES CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL, Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 14:21. The heading (Zechariah 12:1) names the subject of these utterances, Israel, a term used here not in a national but in a religious sense of the people of Jehovah. The prophecies center around Jerusalem and Judah, the home of the postexilic Jewish community. The section falls naturally into two parts, Zechariah 12:1 to Zechariah 13:6, and Zechariah 14:1-21; Zechariah 13:7-9, has no close connection either with... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:10-14
Penitential mourning and supplication, Zechariah 12:10-14. The blessings vouchsafed in Zechariah 12:1-9 are purely temporal and physical; but with few exceptions the Messianic anticipations of the prophets include spiritual blessings (compare Hosea 14:1-3; Joel 2:27 ff.; Isaiah 4:5-6). Zechariah is no exception to this rule. He also is convinced that the physical victory will be followed by the outpouring of rich spiritual gifts. The fullness of the latter is not touched upon until Zechariah... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:11-14
Zechariah 12:11-14 continue the description of the intensity and universality of the lamentation. 11. Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon This expression has received many different interpretations; even the ancient versions differ from one another. At present two views stand out most prominently: (1) The Plain of Megiddo was the scene of one of the most disastrous events in Hebrew history, the fatal wounding of King Josiah (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:20 ff.). For many years a... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zechariah 12:14
Zec 12:14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. Ver. 14. All the families that remain ] Out of every family of this people God will have some converts, "A remnant according to the election of grace," Romans 11:5 . A thing so incredible, that to persuade it the prophet may here seem to some profane person to use more words than needeth. read more