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Christ, Our Advocate
Commentators widely identify the "angel of the LORD" in this verse as a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ. He acts as a mediator, pleading with God the Father on behalf of His people, Jerusalem and Judah. This provides a powerful Old Testament picture of Christ's ongoing role as our High Priest and Advocate who intercedes for the church.
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Zechariah
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Albert Barnes
On Zechariah 1:12
18th Century
Theologian
And the Angel of the Lord answered—addressing the implied longing—by intercession with God. As the angel-interpreter in Job had “the office …
Charles Ellicott
On Zechariah 1:7–21
19th Century
Bishop
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.
Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic la…
John Calvin
On Zechariah 1:12
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now shows that the angel who was his guide and teacher became a suppliant before God on behalf of the welfare of the Church. Therefore,…
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John Gill
On Zechariah 1:12
17th Century
Pastor
Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said
The same that was among the myrtle trees in the bottom, ([Reference Zec…
Matthew Henry
On Zechariah 1:7–17
17th Century
Minister
The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat…