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Themes in Zechariah 10

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Themes in Zechariah 10

Zechariah 10:1 (show verse)

Ask the Lord for rain
in the season of spring rain.
The Lord makes the rain clouds,
and He will give them showers of rain
and crops in the field for everyone.

Ask » Special exhortations to
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright
Gifts from God » Temporal » Prayer for
the Gifts of God » Temporal » Pray for
Paganism » Diviners
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » Encouragements to
Rain » The latter, before harvest
Rain » Answer to prayer for, promised
Trouble » Why people have trouble

For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

Divination » Miscellaneous topics relating to
Divination » Effected through » Dreams
Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Magic » Divination
Paganism » Diviners
Sorcery » Messages of, false
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Trouble » Why people have trouble

Zechariah 10:3 (show verse)

My anger burns against the shepherds,
so I will punish the leaders.
For the Lord of Hosts has tended His flock,
the house of Judah;
He will make them like His majestic steed in battle.

Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Horses » Illustrative of » Beauty of the church

Zechariah 10:4 (show verse)

The cornerstone will come from Judah.
The tent peg will come from them
and also the battle bow and every ruler.
Together

Archery » In war
the Bow » Called the battle bow
Nail » Figurative

Zechariah 10:5 (show verse)

they will be like warriors in battle
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.

Cavalry » Mounted » On horses
Warfare of saints » Illustrated

Zechariah 10:6 (show verse)

I will strengthen the house of Judah
and deliver the house of Joseph.
I will restore them
because I have compassion on them,
and they will be
as though I had never rejected them.
For I am Yahweh their God,
and I will answer them.

Prayer » Causes of failure in » True prayer heard
Prayer » Heard » True prayer heard

Zechariah 10:7 (show verse)

Ephraim will be like a warrior,
and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.
Their children will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in Yahweh.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Prophecy concerning
Heart » Renewed » Be joyful
character of the renewed Heart » Joyful in God

Zechariah 10:8 (show verse)

I will whistle and gather them
because I have redeemed them;
they will be as numerous as they once were.

No Themes for this verse.

Zechariah 10:9 (show verse)

Though I sow them among the nations,
they will remember Me in the distant lands;
they and their children will live and return.

God » Remember » When away from home
Remember » The duty of remembering » When away from home
Remembrance » The duty of remembering » When away from home
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Scattering or dispersing a people

Zechariah 10:10 (show verse)

I will bring them back from the land of Egypt
and gather them from Assyria.
I will bring them to the land of Gilead
and to Lebanon,
but it will not be enough for them.

Captivity of israel and judah » Return from
Israel » Kings of judah » Return of
Jews, the » Called God's people » Return of
Return of the jews » From captivity

Zechariah 10:11 (show verse)

Yahweh will pass through the sea of distress
and strike the waves of the sea;
all the depths of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be brought down,
and the scepter of Egypt will come to an end.

Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Egypt » Prophecies against
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
Rivers » Some of » Deep

Zechariah 10:12 (show verse)

I will strengthen them in Yahweh,
and they will march in His name—
this is Yahweh’s declaration.

No Themes for this verse.