Zechariah 1:11

"They reported to the LORD’s angel who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked back and forth through the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and in peace.”"

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 1:11, the prophet's messengers report to an angel of the LORD who is positioned among the myrtle trees, indicating a setting of divine presence and protection. The message conveys that these representatives have journeyed extensively across the land, observing that after a significant period of suffering and turmoil, the entire earth has now found peace and stability. This scene reflects the longing for restoration and the promise of tranquility in the aftermath of Israel's hardships, mirroring broader themes of divine reassurance and the eventual fulfillment of God’s promises to his people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Sitteth still and is at rest -At rest, as the word seems to express, from its accustomed state of tumult and war. Wars, although soon to break out again, were in the second year of Darius for the time suspended. The rest, in which the world was, suggests the contrast of the yet continuing unrest allotted to the people of God. Such rest had been promised to Israel, on its return from the captivity, but had not yet been fulfilled. Through the hostility of the Samaritans the building of the temple had been hindered and was just recommenced; the wall of Jerusalem was yet broken downNehemiah 1:3; its fire-burned gates not restored; itself was a wasteNehemiah 2:3; its houses unbuiltNehemiah 7:4.

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