Zechariah 6:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
6 By the four chariots he describeth the four Monarchies.
1 Again, I turned and lifted up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came four [a]chariots out from between [b]two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass.
2 In the first chariot were [c]red horses, and in the second chariot [d]black horses,
3 And in the third chariot [e]white horses, and in the fourth chariot, horses of [f]divers colors, and reddish.
4 Then I answered, and said unto the Angel that talked with me, What are these, my Lord?
5 And the Angel answered, and said unto me, These are the four [g]spirits of the heaven, which go forth from standing with the Lord of all the earth.
6 That with the black horse went forth into the land of the North, and the white went out after them, and they of divers colors went forth toward the [h]South country.
7 And the [i]reddish went out, and required to go, and pass through the world, and he said, Go, pass through the world. So they went throughout the world.
8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the North country, have pacified my [j]spirit in the North country.
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- Zechariah 6:1 By chariots here, as by horses afore, he meaneth the swift messengers of God to execute and declare his will.
- Zechariah 6:1 By the brazen mountains he meaneth the external counsel, and providence of God whereby he hath from before all eternity decreed what shall come to pass, and that which neither Satan nor all the world can alter.
- Zechariah 6:2 Which signified the great cruelty and persecution that the Church had endured under divers enemies.
- Zechariah 6:2 Signifying, that they had endured great afflictions under the Babylonians.
- Zechariah 6:3 These represented their state under the Persians, which restored them to liberty.
- Zechariah 6:3 Which signified, that God would sometimes give his Church rest, and pour his plagues upon their enemies, as he did in destroying Nineveh and Babylon, and others their enemies.
- Zechariah 6:5 Meaning, all the actions and motions of God’s Spirit, which according to his unchangeable counsel he causeth to appear through all the world.
- Zechariah 6:6 That is, toward Egypt, and other countries there about.
- Zechariah 6:7 That is, they of divers colors, which ask […], to signify that Satan hath no power to hurt or afflict, till God gives it him, Job 1:12.
- Zechariah 6:8 By punishing the Chaldeans mine anger ceased, and you were delivered.
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