John Gill's Exposition on Zechariah 12:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, etc.] And against their enemies; for the good of the church of God, for its joy, comfort, and salvation; or, “concerning Israel”f263; what shall befall them in the latter day, as the destruction of antichrist, prophesied of in the preceding chapter (<381101>Zechariah 11:1-17); and what is hereafter said may be believed that it shall be accomplished. The Lord is described in the greatness of his power, speaking as follows: saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens: as a curtain, (<19A402>Psalm 104:2) the expanse or firmament of heaven, which is stretched out as a canopy over all the earth around: and layeth the foundation of the earth; firm and sure, though upon the seas and floods, yea, upon nothing, (<192402>Psalm 24:2 <182607>Job 26:7): and formeth the spirit of man within him; the soul of man, with all its powers and faculties, gifts and endowments; which is of his immediate creation, and which he continues daily to form, and infuse into the bodies of men, and holds in life there; hence he is called the Father of spirits, (<581209>Hebrews 12:9).

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