Zechariah 9:8

“And I will encamp about my house, because of the army, etc.] Of profane and wicked men, persecutors and heretics, who rose up in great numbers in the first ages of Christianity against the church, the house of God, where he dwells, which consisted of persons called from among the Gentiles as before; in order to protect and defend them from that great company which opposed them, the Lord encamped about them, partly by his angels, (<193407>Psalm 34:7) and partly by his ministers, set for the defence of the Gospel; but chiefly by his own power and presence, who is as a fire round about them. The Targum is, “and I will cause my glorious Shechinah to dwell in the house of my sanctuary, and the…”

“encamp about-- (Psa 34:7). mine house--namely, the Jewish people (Zac 3:7; Hos 8:1) [MAURER]. Or, the temple: reassuring the Jews engaged in building, who might otherwise fear their work would be undone by the conqueror [MOORE]. The Jews were, in agreement with this prophecy, uninjured by Alexander, though he punished the Samaritans. Typical of their final deliverance from every foe. passeth by . . . returneth--Alexander, when advancing against Jerusalem, was arrested by a dream, so that neither in "passing by" to Egypt, nor in "returning," did he injure the Jews, but conferred on them great privileges. no oppressor . . . pass through . . . any more--The prophet passes from the immediate…”

“And I will encamp about my house - (for my house’s sake) because of the army “Because,” it is added in explanation, “of him that passeth by and of him that returneth;” Alexander, who passed by with his army, on his way to Egypt, and “returned,” having founded Alexandria. It was a most eventful march; one of the most eventful in the history of mankind. The destruction of the Persian empire, for which it prepared, was in itself of little moment; Alexander’s own empire was very brief. As Daniel had foretold, he came, cast down Persia “to the ground, waxed very great, and when he was strong, the great horn was broken” Daniel 8:7-8. But with the marvelous perception which characterized him, he…”

“I will encamp - To defend it from all its enemies. Mine house - This temple, but as it is an emblem of the church. The army - Of the Persian and the Grecian army, whose march lay through Judea. Zechariah 9:9”

“I will: Zac 2:1-13, Zac 12:8; Gen 32:1, Gen 32:2; Psa 34:7, Psa 46:1-5, Psa 125:1, Psa 125:2; Isa 4:5, Isa 26:1, Isa 31:5; Isa 33:20-22, Isa 52:12; Joe 3:16, Joe 3:17; Rev 20:9 because of him that passeth by: Kg2 23:29, Kg2 24:1; Jer 46:2, Jer 46:13; Dan 11:6, Dan 11:7, Dan 11:10-16, Dan 11:27-29, Dan 11:40-45 no: Zac 14:11; Psa 72:4; Isa 52:1, Isa 54:14, Isa 60:18; Jer 31:12; Eze 28:24, Eze 28:25; Eze 39:29; Amo 9:15; Rev 20:1-3 for: Exo 3:7, Exo 3:9; Sa2 16:12; Act 7:34 Zechariah 9:9”

“Whilst the heathen world falls under the judgment of destruction, and the remnant of the heathen are converted to the living God, the Lord will protect His house, and cause the King to appear in Jerusalem, who will spread out His kingdom of peace over all the earth. Zac 9:8. "I pitch a tent for my house against military power, against those who go to and fro, and no oppressor will pass over them any more; for now have I seen with my eyes. Zac 9:9. Exult greatly, O daughter Zion; shout, daughter Jerusalem: behold, thy King will come to thee: just and endowed with salvation is He; lowly and riding upon an ass, and that upon a foal, the she-ass's son. Zac 9:10. And I cut off the chariots out of…”