Zechariah 2:10 - Exposition

Sing and rejoice. The Jews released from Babylon, and the whole Jewish nation, are bidden to exult in the promised protection and presence of the Lord. Lo, I come; Septuagint, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἔρχομαι , So Christ is called, ὁ ἐρχόμενος , "he that cometh" ( Matthew 11:3 ). I will dwell in the midst of thee ( Zechariah 8:3 ; Zechariah 9:9 ). Not merely the rebuilding of the temple is siginified, and the re-establisihment of the ordained worship (though without the Shechinah), but rather the incarnation of Christ and his perpetual presence in the Church. κατασκηνώσω ἐν μέσῳ σου , which recalls John 1:14 , "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt ( ἐσκήνωσεν ) among us" (comp. Isaiah 12:6 ; Ezekiel 43:9 ; Ezekiel 48:35 ; Malachi 3:1 ).