Zechariah
Chapter
8
{Chapter
8: A Positive Answer Given to the Delegation from Bethel
in the last Chapter - What IS Good in the Eyes of God}
{Verses
1-17: Principal of the Restoration of Israel}
1~~Again
the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
came
to me {Zechariah}, saying, 2~~
"Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
"I
{God the Father} was jealous {qana'}
{Anthropopathism that ascribes to God a human characteristic
which He does not have in order to communicate a divine
attitude to a segment of the human race. Jealousy has the
connotation of relationship and possession. The Jews are the
peculiar possession of the Lord.}
for
Zion with a great jealousy {qin'ah}
{connotes: love, relationship, knowledge};
and
I was jealous {qana'} for her with a great fury
{One of the manifestations of jealousy is anger. You are not
jealous of someone unless you have some kind of love for them.
Here fury is added and fury is anger.}"
{Jealousy
and Fury is Over}
3~~Thus
said Jehovah/God,
"I
am returned to stay {shuwb - perfect tense} unto Zion
{Because in the 70 years they learned the importance of doctrine
and are going to operate on doctrine}
and
will 'dwell permanently' {shakan - connotes dwelling in blessing}
in
the middle of Jerusalem
and
Jerusalem shall be called
a
city of Truth/Doctrine { 'emeth - Doctrine is Truth is Reality}.
And
the mountain
of
the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts . . .
the
holy mountain
{where the temple is built - where doctrine is taught -
restoration of the Nation when the temple is completed}.
{Verses
4-5: Prosperity Described - Aged then Youth}
4~~Thus/'as
a result {of bible doctrine in their souls}'
said
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
There
shall yet old men and old women
'dwelling
in prosperity' {yashab}
in
the streets of Jerusalem,
and
every man with his staff in his hand
for
very {old} age.
{a great sign of prosperity was a lot of older people
in the society - did not die in war or disease or famine}."
5~~"And
the streets of the city shall be full
of
boys and girls laughing/playing in the streets thereof
{a second sign of prosperity - children playing in the streets
laughing and having a good childhood}."
{Verses
6-8: Several Deliverances of Israel Described}
6~~Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"Because
it is wonderful/marvelous {pala'} in the eyes
{pala' Niphal imperfect - marvelous - more fully it means to be
aware of receiving Grace of God and knowing that it was 'received'
but not earned or deserved}
of
the remnant of this people in these days,
should
it also be wonderful/marvelous in My eyes?"
{Yes it is. God loves to deal with us in His Grace!
His Viewpoint in your soul is the key - you get that from bible
doctrine}
said
the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts.
{Note: The remnant is the key to this verse. In 516BC, the believers return and rebuild the temple and prosperity follows. This will also be true in the Tribulation. The remnant was carry the national entity - as the remnant always does carry the nation.}
7~~Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"Behold,
I will save My people {Israel}
from
the east country {from Babylonia},
and
from the west country
{from New Roman Empire of the Tribulation}."
{Note: End of two 5th cycles of discipline. Near prophecy was 586 - 516 BC - the East Country - Babylonian captivity. The Far prophecy refers to Rome - the west country which will end with the 2nd Advent.}
8~~"And
I {God} will cause them to come,
and
they shall 'dwell permanently in prosperity' {shakan}
in
the midst of Jerusalem
and
they shall be My people
{fulfillment of the 4 unconditional covenants to Israel},
and
I will be their 'Elohiym/Godhead
{relationship to God has to come first - salvation through faith},
in
Doctrine/Truth {'emeth}
{proper Way for believers after salvation - take in doctrine}
and
in righteousness {ts@daqah}
{and result of salvation the consistent intake of doctrine is
growing in the righteous Way of God and applying it to life's
experiences}.
{First
Exhortation of the People - Emotionalism}
9~~Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"Let
your hands keep on being strong
{chazaq - means to have a firm or stabilized grasp - to latch on 'to
bible doctrine' the great stabilizer - that which is the basis for
strength},
you
who keep on 'hearing, listening and obeying'
{shama` - a word for perception - listen and apply}
in
these days
these
words/'doctrinal communications' {dabar}
by
the mouth of the prophets
{one of the forms of communicating God's word in this day},
who
were in the day that the foundation
of
the house of Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts was laid,
that
the temple received building
{referring back to the first temple - Solomon built for God}.
{Description
of Warnings in 3rd and 4th cycle of 5th cycle Coming}
10~~For
before these days {before Babylonian captivity}
there
was no hire for man {no jobs - economic problems},
nor
any hire for beast {animals used in agricultural economy};
neither
was there any prosperity to him
who
went out or came in
{day laborers hiring themselves out could not get work either}
because
of the affliction
{administration of cycles of discipline}
for
I set all men every one against his neighbor
{dissention in the nation - things fall apart and everyone blames
each other}."
11~~"But
now I {God} will not be unto
the
remnant
{sh@'eriyth - believers who returned to land to rebuild temple}
of
this people as in the former days
{means now the 5th cycle will be removed
because they are back putting God first},"
said
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts.
{Note: Zechariah is saying they started out properly with doctrine, but he is saying you must keep it up even when you become prosperous! Many take in doctrine and get prosperous and then 'too busy' for God. The ceiling drops and then they run back to God. The cycle continues. No. Keep God first under ALL circumstances.}
{When
God and His Word are First in Your Life}
12~~"For
the seed shall be prosperous
{idiom: literally the 'seed of peace/prosperity (shalowm)'}.
The
vine shall give her fruit,
and
the ground shall give her increase {economic prosperity},
and
the heavens shall give their dew;
and
I will cause the remnant {sh@'eriyth - believers with doctrine}
of
this people to possess all these things
{believers with doctrine can handle material prosperity}."
{Verses
13:15: Restoration of Israel in Zechariah's Day}
13~~And
it shall come to pass,
that
as you were a curse {q@lalah}
{Chaldean captivity, under the curse of the 5th cycle of discipline}
among
the nations/gentiles/heathen {gowy},
O
house of Judah,
and
house of Israel.
So
I will keep on causing you to be delivered
{from those who seek to destroy them},
and
you shall be a blessing
{how? They will be believers using the faith rest technique}.
Fear
not
{Believing Jews need not fear - but instead rest in the Lord},
but
let your hands be strong {chazaq}
{idiom for 'strength of character' from bible doctrine in their souls}.
14~~For
thus said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"As
I 'devised a plan' {zamam - God did this in eternity past}
to
punish you,
when
your fathers {population of Southern Kingdom before 586BC}
caused
Me to wrath/'administer divine discipline' {qatsaph}
{turning negative to God and His Word leads a nation to the
5 cycles of discipline},"
said
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"and
I myself did not change My mind/repent."
15~~
"So again have I {God} 'devised a plan'
{zamam - God did this in eternity past -
this time blessing not cursing - their greatest
prosperity (516-323BC) until the Millennium}
in
these days to do 'divine good'/blessing {yatab}
unto
Jerusalem
and
to the house of Judah.
Keep
on fearing not."
16~~"These
. . . {are} the Words/'doctrinal communications' {dabar}
that
you shall do/manufacture {out of doctrine} {`asah}.
'Communicate
doctrine'/speak {dabar}
you
every man the Doctrine/Truth
to
'anyone in your vicinity'/'his neighbor'.
Judge/Execute
{shaphat}
the
justice/judgment {mishpat} of Doctrine/Truth {'emeth}
{live on the basis of Grace - live the doctrine in your soul - make
doctrine your life}
and
peace/prosperity
{shalowm - here inner peace - absent mental attitude sins - a
relaxed mental attitude (RMA)}
in
your 'personal life'
{idiom: literally 'in your gates'}."
{Stated
Negatively}
17~~And
let none of you imagine evil
{envy, jealousy, bitterness, vindictiveness, hatred, implacability}
in
the 'mentality of your soul'/'right lobe'/hearts
against
'anyone in your vicinity'/'his neighbor'.
And
love not 'the concept that is not truth/doctrine'
{idiom: literally: 'no false oath' but it is used for false doctrine,
legalism, pseudo- spirituality, false testimony in court, on and on}.
For
all these are things that I hate,"
said
Jehovah/God.
{Future
of Israel - Metamorphosis of Faith}
{Direct
Answer to Sherezer and Regemmelech of Chapter 7:2
'Should we Continue the Feasts of the 5th Cycle of Discipline
(Religious Taboos)}
18~~And
the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
came
unto me {Zechariah}, saying, 19~~
"Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
'The
fast of the fourth month
{see the beginning Note of chapter 7 for the meaning of each fast},
and
the fast of the fifth {month},
and
the fast of the seventh {month},
and
the fast of the tenth {month},
shall
be to the house of Judah {Southern Kingdom}
joy
{inner happiness from fellowship (in Church Age from filling of the
Spirit)}
and
gladness {overt happiness},
and
cheerful feasts
{in contrast to the fast where you do not eat
in a ritual without reality being in view};
therefore
love {'ahab} Doctrine/Truth {'emeth}
and
'inner peace'/'relaxed mental attitude' {shalowm}.
{Verses
20-21: Contemporary Population Worship}
20-21~~Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"It
shall yet come to pass,
that
there shall come people,
and
the inhabitants of many cities 21~~
and
the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
'Let
us go speedily to pray before Jehovah/God,
and
to seek Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts.
I
will go also.' "
{Note: In different cities people will long for bible teaching so they say let us go to the temple in Jerusalem where they get correct bible teaching. This will characterize the day in which the Jews had their greatest period of prosperity - the strong positive volition to the Word and national blessings from God go together.}
{Verses
22:23: Future Population Worship}
22-23~~Yes,
many people and strong nations
shall
come to seek Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts in Jerusalem,
and
to pray before Jehovah/God. 23~~
Thus
said Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"In
those days {now referring to the Millennium}
it
shall come to pass,
that
ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations,
even
shall take hold of the robe of him
who
is a Jew, saying,
'We
will go with you
for
we have heard that 'Elohiym/Godhead . . . {is} with you."
{Note: RBT says this is in the Millennium. Again the Jews will head for Jerusalem and 10 Gentiles will go with him. In other words there will be a great desire for bible doctrine again in the Millennium.}
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