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God's Jealousy is a Fierce Love
Commentators unanimously explain that God's 'jealousy' here is not petty human envy but a powerful, protective, and faithful covenant love. It is often compared to a husband's zealous commitment to his wife. This 'great jealousy' signifies God's intense passion and dedication to His people's well-being and restoration.
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Zechariah
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Albert Barnes
On Zechariah 1:14
18th Century
Theologian
Cry you - The vision was not for the prophet alone. What he saw and heard, he was to proclaim to others. The vision, which he now saw alone,…
Charles Ellicott
On Zechariah 1:14
19th Century
Bishop
That communed with me. —The Hebrew words are the same as those rendered elsewhere, “that spake with me.”
I am jealo…
John Calvin
On Zechariah 1:14
16th Century
Theologian
Zechariah now mentions the chief consolation to which he had referred; for it would not have been sufficient to say in general, and in a few words …
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John Gill
On Zechariah 1:14
17th Century
Pastor
So the angel that communed with me Having an order from the other Angel, or the Lord of hosts: said to me, Cr…
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…