Passage Research
Zechariah 14 — Sermon Preparation
Jerusalem faces a final siege, but the LORD himself descends to fight, the Mount of Olives splits, and all nations come yearly to worship the King. Below is a research summary for Zechariah 14, 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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Zechariah 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 10 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| חֵצִי | chêtsîy | H2677 | 6 | half, middle |
| מַגֵּפָה | maggêphâh | H4046 | 4 | pestilence, defeat |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 6 | nation, a Gentile |
| עָלָה | ʻâlâh | H5927 | 6 | ascend, high |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6633 | 5 | mass, army |
| הַר | har | H2022 | 5 | mountain, range |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“As it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem once a year, to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning must here be applied. Gospel worship is represented by the keeping of the feast of tabernacles. Every day of a Christian's life is a day of the feast of tabernacles; every Lord's day especially is the great day of the feast; therefore every day let us worship the Lord of hosts, and keep every Lord's day with peculiar solemnity. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 14:16–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Zech 14:1
- Arabah— Zech 14:10
- Benjamin Gate— Zech 14:10
- Corner Gate— Zech 14:10
- Geba 3— Zech 14:10
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