The Visions and Prophecies of Zechariah

by David Baron

THE VISIONS AND PROPHECIES
OF ZECHARIAH

THE
VISIONS & PROPHECIES
OF ZECHARIAH:

"THE PROPHET OF HOPE
AND OF GLORY"

AN EXPOSITION

BY
DAVID BARON

AUTHOR OF
"THE ANCIENT SCRIPTURES AND THE MODERN JEW"
"TYPES, PSALMS, AND PROPHECIES" ETC. ETC.

MORGAN & SCOTT L^td.
12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS
LONDON, E.C. MCMXVIII

CONTENTS

 

Chapters (not listed in original)

FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

v

PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

vii

 

PART I

THE VISIONS AND THE ANSWER TO THE DEPUTATION FROM BETHEL IN REFERENCE TO THE CONTINUED OBSERVANCE OF THE FACTS

I.

Introduction and the Prophet's Introductory Address: A Call to Repentance (Chap. i. 1-6) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3

II.

The First Vision: The Angel of Jehovah among the Myrtle Trees (Chap. i. 7-17) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

19

III.

The Second Vision: The Horns and the "Carpenters" (Chap. i. 18-21). ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

43

IV.

The Thrid Vision: The Man with the Measuring Line (Chap. ii. 1-13) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

55

V.

The Forth Vision: Joshua before the Angel of Jehovah (Chap. iii); "The Body of Moses" (Note to Chap. iii.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

83

VI.

The Fifth Vision: The Candlestick (Chap. iv.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

125

VII.

The Sixth Vision: The Flying Roll (Chap. v. 1-4) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

141

VIII.

The Seventh Vision: The Ephah (Chap. v. 5-11) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

153

IX.

The Eighth Vision: The Four Chariots (Chap. vi. 1-8) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

171

X.

The Climax of the Visions: The Crowning of Joshua (Chap. vi. 9-15) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

185

XI.

Address to the Deputation from Bethel: (a) The Negative Answer (Chap. vii.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

207

XII.

Address to the Deputation from Bethel (b) The Positive Answer (Chap. viii.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

227

 

PART II

THE PROPHECIES

XIII.

Introduction to the Second Part of Zechariah: An Examination of the Modern Critical View ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

259

XIV.

The Gentile World-Conqueror and Israel's Prince of Peace (Chap. ix.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

283

XV.

What Israel's Shepherd-King will be and do for His People. (Chap. x.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

335

XVI.

A Dark Episode: The Rejection of the True Shepherd and the Rule of the False (Chap. xi.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

373

XVII.

Israel's Final Conflict and Great Deliverance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

419

XVIII.

Israel's Cleansing of the People from Sin and the Land from Idolatry (Chap. xiii. 1-6) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

457

XIX.

The Smiting of the Shepherd and the Scattering of the Flock. (Chap. xiii. 7-9) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

471

XX.

The Glorious Consummation: Messiah's Visible Appearing and the Establishment of God's Kingdom on Earth (Chap. xiv.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

487

 

GENERAL INDEX ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

533

INDEX TO SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

546