Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Zechariah
Book: Zechariah
Chapter: 10
Overview:
Blessings to be sought from the
Lord.
(1-5) God will restore
his people.
(6-12)
1-5 Spiritual blessings had been promised under figurative
allusions to earthly plenty. Seasonable
Rain is a great
Mercy,
which we may ask of
God when there is most need of it, and we
may look for it to come. We must in our prayers ask for mercies
in their proper time. The
Lord would make bright clouds, and
give showers of
Rain. This may be an exhortation to seek the
influences of the Holy
Spirit, in
Faith and
By Prayer, through
which the blessings held forth in the promises are obtained and
enjoyed. The
Prophet shows the folly of making addresses to
idols, as their fathers had done. The
Lord visited the remnant
of his flock in
Mercy, and was about to renew their courage and
strength for conflict and victory. Every
Creature is to us what
God makes it to be. Every one raised to support the nation, as a
Corner-
Stone does the
Building, or to unite those that differ,
as nails join the different timbers, must come from the
Lord;
and those employed to overcome their enemies, must have strength
and success from him. This may be applied to
Christ; to him we
must look to raise up persons to unite, support, and defend his
people. He never will say, Seek ye me in vain.
6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of
God, which
look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of
the
Church. Preaching the
Gospel is
God's
Call for souls to come
to
Jesus Christ. Those whom
Christ redeemed
By his
Blood,
God
will gather
By his
Grace. Difficulties shall be got over easily,
and effectually, as those in the way of the deliverance out of
Egypt.
God himself will be their strength, and their song. When
we resist, and
So overcome our spiritual enemies, then our
hearts shall rejoice. If
God strengthen us, we must bestir
ourselves in all the duties of the
Christian Life, must be
active in the work of
God; and we must do all in the name of the
Lord Jesus.