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The strong went forth, and sought to go that they might walk back and forth through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk back and forth through the earth. So they walked back and forth through the earth.
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God's Sovereign Command
Commentators highlight a crucial detail: the powerful horses were eager to patrol the earth, but they could not move until God gave the command, "Go." This illustrates that even the mightiest empires and historical forces operate under God's sovereign control. As one scholar notes, all world events spring from the "immovable counsels and decrees of God," reminding believers that nothing happens outside of His ultimate authority.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the strong went forth and sought to go, that they might walk to and fro through the earth - The mention of their strength corre…
19th Century
Anglican
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.
Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic la…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the bay went forth, and sought to go Without leave: these design either the Romans; or, since distinct from the grisl…
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This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever God's providences concerning us may be, in public …