The vision of the four chariots drawn by several sorts of horses, Zac 6:1-8. The other vision in thus chapter may refer in its primary sense to the establishment of the civil and religious polity of the Jews under Jos…
1De nuevo alcé mis ojos y miré, y he aquí cuatro carros que salían de entre dos montes; y aquellos montes eran de bronce.
2En el primer carro había caballos alazanes, en el segundo carro caballos negros,
3en el tercer carro caballos blancos, y en el cuarto carro caballos overos rucios rodados.
4Respondí entonces y dije al ángel que hablaba conmigo: Señor mío, ¿qué es esto?
5Y el ángel me respondió y me dijo: Estos son los cuatro vientos de los cielos, que salen después de presentarse delante del Señor de toda la tierra.
6El carro con los caballos negros salía hacia la tierra del norte, y los blancos salieron tras ellos, y los overos salieron hacia la tierra del sur.
7Y los alazanes salieron y se afanaron por ir a recorrer la tierra. Y dijo: Id, recorred la tierra. Y recorrieron la tierra.
8Luego me llamó, y me habló diciendo: Mira, los que salieron hacia la tierra del norte hicieron reposar mi Espíritu en la tierra del norte.
9Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
10Toma de los del cautiverio a Heldai, a Tobías y a Jedaías, los cuales volvieron de Babilonia; e irás tú en aquel día, y entrarás en casa de Josías hijo de Sofonías.
11Tomarás, pues, plata y oro, y harás coronas, y las pondrás en la cabeza del sumo sacerdote Josué, hijo de Josadac.
12Y le hablarás, diciendo: Así ha hablado Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo: He aquí el varón cuyo nombre es el Renuevo, el cual brotará de sus raíces, y edificará el templo de Jehová.
13Él edificará el templo de Jehová, y él llevará gloria, y se sentará y dominará en su trono, y habrá sacerdote a su lado; y consejo de paz habrá entre ambos.
14Las coronas servirán a Helem, a Tobías, a Jedaías y a Hen hijo de Sofonías, como memoria en el templo de Jehová.
15Y los que están lejos vendrán y ayudarán a edificar el templo de Jehová, y conoceréis que Jehová de los ejércitos me ha enviado a vosotros. Y esto sucederá si oyereis obedientes la voz de Jehová vuestro Dios.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Versículo 1
I. There came four chariots - Four monarchies or empires. This is supposed to mean the same with the…
There came four chariots - Four monarchies or empires. This is supposed to mean the same with the vision of the four horns, in chap. 1.
Mountains of brass - The strong barriers of God's purposes, which restrained those powers within the times and limits appointed by Jehovah.
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Versículo 2
II. In the first chariot were red horses - The empire of the Chaldeans, which overthrew the empire of…
In the first chariot were red horses - The empire of the Chaldeans, which overthrew the empire of the Assyrians.
The second chariot black horses - The empire of the Persians founded by Cyrus, which destroyed the empire of the Chaldeans.
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III. The third chariot white horses - The empire of the Greeks, founded by Alexander the Great, which …
The third chariot white horses - The empire of the Greeks, founded by Alexander the Great, which destroyed the empire of the Persians.
The fourth chariot grisled and bay horses - That is party-coloured horses, or with horses, some grisled and some bay. The empire of the Romans or of the Greeks. The Greeks divided after the death of Alexander; one part pointing out the Lagidae, who attacked and subdued Egypt; and the other, the seleucidae, who subdued Syria under Seleucus.
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IV. The four spirits of the heavens - Ministers of God's wrath against the sinful nations of the world.
The four spirits of the heavens - Ministers of God's wrath against the sinful nations of the world.
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Versículo 6
V. The black horses - This refers to the second chariot; of the first the angel makes no mention, be…
The black horses - This refers to the second chariot; of the first the angel makes no mention, because the empire designed by it had ceased to exist. This had red horses, to show the cruelty of the Chaldeans towards the Jews, and the carnage they committed in the land of Judea.
The black - Cyrus, at the head of the Persians and Medes, bringing devastation and death among the Chaldeans, called the north in many parts of Scripture.
The white - Alexander, who was splendid in his victories, and mild towards all that he conquered.
The grisled - The Lagidae or Ptolemies, who founded an empire in Egypt; of these some were good, some bad, some despotic, some moderate, some cruel, and some mild, represented by the party-coloured horses.
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VI. And the bay went forth - The Seleucidae, who conquered Syria and the upper provinces, and who wis…
And the bay went forth - The Seleucidae, who conquered Syria and the upper provinces, and who wished to extend their conquests, and "sought to go, that they might walk to and fro throughout the earth," were of unbounded ambition, and sought universal empire; such as Antiochus the Great. "So they walked to and fro," did extend their conquests; and harassed many countries by their vexatious and almost continual wars. Some think the Romans are meant, who carried their conquests hither and thither, just as the Divine providence permitted them.
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Versículo 8
VII. Have quieted my spirit in the north country - They have fulfilled my judgments on Assyria and Cha…
Have quieted my spirit in the north country - They have fulfilled my judgments on Assyria and Chaldea. Nabopolassar and Cyrus first, against the Assyrians and Chaldeans; and Alexander next, against the Persians. On this vision Abp. Newcome remarks: -
The black horses seem to denote the Persian empire; which, by subduing the Chaldeans, and being about to inflict a second heavy chastisement on Babylon, quieted God's spirit with respect to Chaldea; a country always spoken of as lying to the north of the Jews.
The white horses seem to be the Macedonian empire; which, like the Persian, overcame Chaldea.
The spotted bay horses seem to be the Roman empire. This description suits it because it was governed by kings, consuls, dictators, and emperors. It penetrated southward to Egypt and Africa. The Roman empire is mentioned twice, Zac 6:6, Zac 6:7, under each epithet given it, Zac 6:3.
VIII
Versículo 10
VIII. Take of them of the captivity - The names that follow were probably those to whom the silver and …
Take of them of the captivity - The names that follow were probably those to whom the silver and golden vessels of the temple were intrusted; and who might have had bullion of silver and gold, for particular purposes, about the ornaments of the temple.
The house of Josiah - Probably an artificer in silver, gold, etc.
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Versículo 11
IX. Make crowns - עטרות ataroth; but seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one ancient of my …
Make crowns - עטרות ataroth; but seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one ancient of my own, with the Syriac and Chaldee, have עטרת atereth, a crown, or tiara. And as Joshua the high priest is alone concerned here, I think one crown only is intended.
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Versículo 12
X. Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indee…
Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indeed, he is not so much as mentioned in Zac 3:8. Joshua and his companions are called אנשי מופת anshey mopheth, figurative or typical men; the crowning therefore of Joshua in this place, and calling him the Branch, was most probably in reference to that glorious person, the Messiah, of whom he was the type or figure. The Chaldee has, "whose name is my Messiah," or Christ.
And he shall grow up out of his place - That is, out of David's root, tribe, and family.
And he shall build the temple of the Lord - This cannot refer to the building of the temple then in hand, for Zerubbabel was its builder: but to that temple, the Christian Church, that was typified by it; for Zerubbabel is not named here, and only Joshua or Jesus (the name is the same) is the person who is to be crowned and to build this spiritual temple.
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XI. Even he shall build the temple - Joshua, not Zerubbabel.
Even he shall build the temple - Joshua, not Zerubbabel.
He shall bear the glory - Have all the honor of it; for none can do this but himself. The Messiah is still intended.
And shall sit and rule upon his throne - For the government of the Church shall be upon his shoulder.
And he shall be a priest upon his throne - He shall, as the great high priest, offer the only available offering and atonement; and so he shall be both king and priest, a royal king and a royal priest; for even the priest is here stated to sit upon his throne.
And the counsel of peace shall be between them both - Whom? Zerubbabel and Joshua? Certainly not Zerubbabel, for he is not mentioned in all this prediction; but, as the Messiah is intended, the counsel of peace - the purpose to establish peace between heaven and earth, must be between the Father and the Son.
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XII. And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth, crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth, …
And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth, crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth, crown; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has, "And praise shall be," etc. The meaning appears to be this, that the crown made for Joshua should be delivered to the persons mentioned here and in Zac 6:10, to be laid up in the temple of the Lord, as a memorial of this typical transaction.
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XIII. And they that are far off shall come - The Gentiles shall come to the Savior of the world; and bu…
And they that are far off shall come - The Gentiles shall come to the Savior of the world; and build - become a part of this new temple; for they, as living stones, shall become a holy temple, a habitation of God through the Spirit.
Ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me - These predictions, relative to the regal and sacerdotal offices of the Messiah, shall be so circumstantially fulfilled, that ye, Jews, shall be obliged to acknowledge that the Lord of hosts hath sent me with this message.
And this shall come to pass - Your own temple shall be rebuilt, and God shall dwell among you now, if ye will diligently obey the voice of Jehovah your God.
Antiguo Testamento
Zechariah — Capítulo 6
The vision of the four chariots drawn by several sorts of horses, Zac 6:1-8. The other vision in thus chapter may refer in its primary sense to the establishment of the civil and religious polity of the Jews under Jos…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1De nuevo alcé mis ojos y miré, y he aquí cuatro carros que salían de entre dos montes; y aquellos montes eran de bronce.
2En el primer carro había caballos alazanes, en el segundo carro caballos negros,
3en el tercer carro caballos blancos, y en el cuarto carro caballos overos rucios rodados.
4Respondí entonces y dije al ángel que hablaba conmigo: Señor mío, ¿qué es esto?
5Y el ángel me respondió y me dijo: Estos son los cuatro vientos de los cielos, que salen después de presentarse delante del Señor de toda la tierra.
6El carro con los caballos negros salía hacia la tierra del norte, y los blancos salieron tras ellos, y los overos salieron hacia la tierra del sur.
7Y los alazanes salieron y se afanaron por ir a recorrer la tierra. Y dijo: Id, recorred la tierra. Y recorrieron la tierra.
8Luego me llamó, y me habló diciendo: Mira, los que salieron hacia la tierra del norte hicieron reposar mi Espíritu en la tierra del norte.
9Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
10Toma de los del cautiverio a Heldai, a Tobías y a Jedaías, los cuales volvieron de Babilonia; e irás tú en aquel día, y entrarás en casa de Josías hijo de Sofonías.
11Tomarás, pues, plata y oro, y harás coronas, y las pondrás en la cabeza del sumo sacerdote Josué, hijo de Josadac.
12Y le hablarás, diciendo: Así ha hablado Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo: He aquí el varón cuyo nombre es el Renuevo, el cual brotará de sus raíces, y edificará el templo de Jehová.
13Él edificará el templo de Jehová, y él llevará gloria, y se sentará y dominará en su trono, y habrá sacerdote a su lado; y consejo de paz habrá entre ambos.
14Las coronas servirán a Helem, a Tobías, a Jedaías y a Hen hijo de Sofonías, como memoria en el templo de Jehová.
15Y los que están lejos vendrán y ayudarán a edificar el templo de Jehová, y conoceréis que Jehová de los ejércitos me ha enviado a vosotros. Y esto sucederá si oyereis obedientes la voz de Jehová vuestro Dios.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. There came four chariots - Four monarchies or empires. This is supposed to mean the same with the…
Versículo 2
II. In the first chariot were red horses - The empire of the Chaldeans, which overthrew the empire of…
Versículo 3
III. The third chariot white horses - The empire of the Greeks, founded by Alexander the Great, which …
Versículo 5
IV. The four spirits of the heavens - Ministers of God's wrath against the sinful nations of the world.
Versículo 6
V. The black horses - This refers to the second chariot; of the first the angel makes no mention, be…
Versículo 7
VI. And the bay went forth - The Seleucidae, who conquered Syria and the upper provinces, and who wis…
Versículo 8
VII. Have quieted my spirit in the north country - They have fulfilled my judgments on Assyria and Cha…
Versículo 10
VIII. Take of them of the captivity - The names that follow were probably those to whom the silver and …
Versículo 11
IX. Make crowns - עטרות ataroth; but seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one ancient of my …
Versículo 12
X. Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indee…
Versículo 13
XI. Even he shall build the temple - Joshua, not Zerubbabel.
Versículo 14
XII. And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth, crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth, …
Versículo 15
XIII. And they that are far off shall come - The Gentiles shall come to the Savior of the world; and bu…