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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem,.... As with a shield against their enemies; and such is the Lord to all his people; he is their shield to protect them; he keeps and guards them by his power; he encompasses them about with his favour, as with a shield; and gives unto them the shield of salvation; all which will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. What a blessed thing it is when the Lord strengthens all his people, so that the weakest amongst them are as strong as that ruddy-faced youth...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it shall come to pass in that day,.... So often mentioned in this chapter; by which is meant the latter part of the Gospel dispensation, the spiritual reign of Christ: [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem; and shall destroy them. The whole of this paragraph seems to refer to the same as in Ezekiel 38:1.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,.... The Jews that belong to the family of Christ, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven: the Spirit of grace and of supplications; by which is meant the Holy Spirit of God, who is called the "Spirit of grace";...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: This is a promise concerning Israel. Long have the Jews rejected the Christ, but the day is coming when they shall acknowledge Jesus of Nazareth to be the promised Messiah. In that day, this promise will be fulfilled. God must...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem,.... Great numbers being awakened, convinced, and converted, and brought to true repentance: as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. Lightfoot (i) thinks the prophet alludes to the two great and general lamentations of Israel; the one about the rock Rimmon, where a whole...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. One of the greatest mournings that was ever known was that when Josiah was lain in battle, and the people lamented that their best of kings was so early taken away from them. Such shall be the sorrow that shall fall upon repenting...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the land shall mourn,.... That is, the inhabitants of it; not only Jerusalem, but the land of Judea, and the people in it everywhere: in the Talmud (o) it is said, this is the mourning of the Messiah, that is, on his account: every family apart; though the mourning will be general and public, yet it will be not in a body of the whole people...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; For this was to be a personal sorrow, in which both husbands and wives must weep on their own account. Zec_12:12. The family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; Perhaps these names are mentioned to indicate different...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the land shalt mourn, every family apart; There shall be universal mourning throughout the whole land; yet it shall be special and particular to each household: “every family apart.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. True repentance is the distinct act...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart,.... Because of the contempt of the priestly office of Christ, which theirs prefigured, and was abolished by him; because of their trampling upon his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice: the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; not of Shimea the son of David, 1 Chronicles 3:5...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; The priests, as well as the kings and the prophets, were to be represented in this universal mourning. Zec_12:13. The family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; Shimei, or Simeon, as the Septuagint gives it, — which may either represent the scribes, or else may refer to the people...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
All the families that remain,.... That will be in being in those times; every family apart, and their wives apart; for the whole nation shall be born at once, and converted, and all Israel shall be saved, Isaiah 66:8.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. Why these chapters were divided here, I cannot imagine, for it is clear that the passage should run right on.