Zechariah 14:21

“Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts, etc.] Such will be the number of sacrifices and sacrificers, that the pots in the Lord’s house will not be sufficient; wherefore every pot, in city or country, shall be sanctified and devoted to holy uses: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein; this denotes, as before, the general holiness of the professors of religion in those times; and that there will be no difference in the vessels of the Lord’s house, or any distinction of Jew and Gentile; but they will be all spiritual worshippers, and offer up the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise to the Lord: and in that…”

“every pot--even in private houses, as in the temple, shall be deemed holy, so universal shall be the consecration of all things and persons to Jehovah. take of them--as readily as they would take of the pots of the temple itself, whatever number they wanted for sacrifice. no . . . Canaanite--no unclean or ungodly person (Isa 35:8; Isa 52:1; Joe 3:17). Compare as to the final state subsequent to the millennium, Rev 21:27; Rev 22:15. MAURER not so well translates "merchant" here, as in Pro 31:24. If a man would have the beginnings of heaven, it must be by absolute consecration of everything to God on earth. Let his life be a liturgy, a holy service of acted worship [MOORE]. Next: Malachi…”

“And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness to the Lord - Everything is to be advanced in holiness. All the common utensils everywhere in the people of God shall not only be holy, but “holiness,” and capable of the same use as the vessels of the temple. And there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts - The actual Canaanite had long since ceased to be; the Gibeonites, the last remnant of them, had been absorbed among the people of God. But “all Israel” were not “of Israel.” Isaiah had called its princes and people, “rulers of Sodom, people of Gomorrah” Isaiah 1:10. Ezekiel had said, “Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is…”

“Every pot - The utensils of private houses shall be all dedicated to God's service. That sacrifice - So the prophet expresses all religious affections, practice, and worship, which shall be as pleasing to God, as were the sacrifices of his people offered up with divine warrant and approbation. Seethe therein - That part of the sacrifice which pertaineth to the priests, and to the offerer to feast on. The Canaanite - Any of the accursed nation, or one who makes merchandise of religion. But all shall know that the Lord hath the greatest pleasure in upright, and sincere love and holiness. Next: Malachi Chapter 1”

“14:21 every cooking pot: The holiness of God’s kingdom will transform even mundane utensils into sacred vessels like those used in the sacrificial ritual of the Temple, eliminating all Old Testament distinctions between the sacred and the profane. • traders (literally Canaanites): Commercial activity was associated with the Canaanites (see Hos 12:7; Zeph 1:11). The expression might be a euphemism for idolaters or another way of saying that under God’s rule, traditional ethnic boundaries will be dissolved. The passage may anticipate the work of Jesus in cleansing the Jerusalem Temple as a prelude to the greater work of cleansing the heart of those who believe in him by the Holy Spirit (see…”

“every: Zac 7:6; Deu 12:7, Deu 12:12; Neh 8:10; Rom 14:6, Rom 14:7; Co1 10:31; Ti1 4:3-5 no more: Isa 4:3, Isa 35:8; Eze 44:9; Hos 12:7 \*marg. Joe 3:17; Mat 21:12, Mat 21:13; Mar 11:15-17; Joh 2:15, Joh 2:16; Co1 6:9-11; Rev 18:11-15, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:15 in the: Eph 2:19-22; Ti1 3:15; Heb 3:6; Pe1 4:17; The predictions contained in this chapter seem to relate to events which gradually extend from the death of Christ to the glorious days of the millennium - the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, whose armies were composed of many nations, which was "the day of the Lord," in which he came "to destroy those who would not that he should reign over them," ( Zac 14:1, Zac 14:2); the…”