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Zechariah 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Zechariah 6, 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 6 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מֶרְכָּבָה merkâbâh H4818 5 chariot
יָצָא yâtsâʼ H3318 7 go, bring
סוּס çûwç H5483 5 horse, swallow
הֵיכָל hêykâl H1964 4 palace, temple
אָמֹץ ʼâmôts H554 2 strong, red
צָפוֹן tsâphôwn H6828 3 hidden, dark
בָּרֹד bârôd H1261 2 spotted

How preachers through history handled this text

12 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to come. Christ is not only the Foundation, but the Founder of this temple, by his Spirit and grace. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 6:9–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Zech 6:10

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