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Zechariah 1 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Zechariah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Zechariah 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 9 | mass, army |
| מַלְאָךְ | malʼâk | H4397 | 5 | messenger, angel |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 5 | prophet, inspired man |
| הֲדַס | hădaç | H1918 | 3 | myrtle |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 5 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 5 | turn, return |
| קָצַף | qâtsaph | H7107 | 3 | crack, burst |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The enemies of the church threaten to cut off the name of Israel. They are horns, emblems of power, strength, and violence. The prophet saw them so formidable that he began to despair of the safety of every good man, and the success of every good work; but the Lord showed him four workmen empowered to cut off these horns. With an eye of sense we see the power of the enemies of the church; look which way we will, the world shows us that; but it is only with an eye of faith that we see it safe. The Lord shows us that. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 1:18–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Zech 1:12
- Zion — Zech 1:14
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