Zechariah 7:2

"In the fourth year of King Darius, the LORD’s word came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev."

Key Reflection

This verse marks the timing of a prophetic message from God through Zechariah during the Persian exile period, highlighting a specific moment when divine revelation was crucial for the spiritual guidance and restoration of the Israelites. The precise date underscores the importance of this word in the context of their history and future hope.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

When they held sent unto the house of God -Rather, “And Bethel sent;” that is, the inhabitants of Bethel sent. “The house of God” is nowhere in Holy Scripture called Bethel. Bethel is always the name of the place. . The “house of God” is designated by historians, Psalmists, prophets, by the name, “Beth-elohim,” more commonly “Beth-Ha-elohim, the God;” or “of the Lord,” YHVH. Zechariah and Haggai use these names. It is not likely that the name, Beth-el, should have first been given to the house of God, when it had been desecrated by the idolatries of Jeroboam. Bethel also is, in the Hebrew order of the words, naturally the subject .

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