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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; God’s prophets were not always in the spirit, and when the Word of God came to them, it was a notable day, and they marked it in their diary. I think that we, too, who are not prophets can...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? On that day the Jews had kept a fast to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the filth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? There is the point. You can fast to self. You can fast to your own pride. If we have no thought of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? If a holy feast is not kept with a view to God, it is not kept at all. It is a feast to yourselves. You have missed the mark altogether.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? Well, what was that word? Zechariah has it fresh from God, and he states it.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. This is what God said — most...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. And well there might. When...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear saith the LORD of hosts: The punishment of sin seems to be according to the sin itself. If men will not hear God, neither will God hear them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. Now, in the next chapter, the prophet goes on to speak not so much of the people’s sin as of God’s resolve to have mercy upon them. He speaks with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. Because they worshipped idols instead of the living God, Jehovah of hosts, who is a jealous God, was very angry with his ancient people, and allowed them to be carried away...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. The first coming or the return of God to a church, or to an individual heart, always promotes holiness; so, unless thy piety is daily growing, do not imagine...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. It is an indication that there is peace in the city when the children can play in the streets...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. This is a very remarkable passage, warning us not to judge of God by ourselves. Though a thing may be difficult to us, there are no difficulties with God. Nay, even if we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. Mark God’s emphatic language, how full it is of “shalls” and “wills.” “I will,” and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the month of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. He would change everything, and give them happiness and prosperity.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the seed shall be prosperous; It is a happy omen for a church when the Word preached is with power. Zec_8:12. The vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, Happy are the hearts that are like fruitful vines, and good and fertile ground yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold increase. Zec_8:12. And the heavens shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. God can turn our estate as easily as a man turneth his hand. “The Lord can clear the darkest skies, can give us day for night.” As...