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God Provides a Guide
Zechariah's question, "What are these?" shows that even prophets need help understanding divine visions. Commentators explain that God provides an "angel-interpreter" to explain the meaning. This reminds us that it's okay to be confused by spiritual things and that we should humbly seek understanding from the sources God provides, ultimately from Christ himself.
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Zechariah
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Albert Barnes
On Zechariah 1:9
18th Century
Theologian
What are these?—He asks, not who, but what they signify.
The angel that talked with me—Literally, “spoke in me.” The very rare…
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 1:7–11
16th Century
Theologian
A second prophecy is related here, connected with a vision. At the beginning, God alone spoke and commissioned His prophet to reprove the Jews. He …
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John Gill
On Zechariah 1:9
17th Century
Pastor
Then said I, O my Lord These are the words of the Prophet Zechariah to the angel that showed him this vision:
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…