10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
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(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) …
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. …
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-11)That here begins a prophecy of the Messiah and his kingdom is plain from the literal accomplishment of the Zech. 9:9 in, and its express application to, Christ’s riding in triumph into Jerusalem , Matt. 21:5 ; John 12:15 . I. Here is notice given of the approach of the Messiah promised, as matter of great joy to the Old-Testament church: Behold, thy king cometh unto thee . Christ is a king, invest…
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