1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
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Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him , Zech. 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel, and about matters of great and public concern, yet he grew dull and fell asleep, as it should seem, while the angel was yet talking with him. Thus the disciples, when they saw Christ transfigured, w…
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