Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 6:7

7 And the bay went forth , and sought to go, that they might walk to and fro through the earth : and he said , Get ye hence , walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

From the place where the Prophet saw them at first standing as at the starting place,

Either asked Commission, or waited for it,

They had a larger Commission say some▪ the whole Earth or a particular Commission to keep their rounds in the Land of Iudea, and to take care of their affairs for the comfort of that people.

Christ who hath all power in Heaven and on Earth,

Stay no longer here▪ hasten to your charge, as you have desired, so do.

They obey immediately and do his Commands. These Bay horses are here represented as attempting, or making essay which at first seems to take little effect though at last by a full Commission empowred they do succeed in the attempt. This might give ground to suppose here is some Kingdom aimed at, which made some attempts to enlarge it self through all the Earth but failed in its attempt, which no wonder since the Angels which were to assist were not Commissioned to walk through the whole Earth, and they keeping to their commission gave no farther help for want of whi[illegible: 1 letter]h the design failed. How far this may concern Goths and Vandals, or any more late Empires and Kingdoms, I have neither skill nor will farther to enquire. Nor yet to enquire whether these Bay horses were not emblems of Angels employed by the Lord, in the Government of the rest of the Kingdoms of the World remote from Iudaea, but not remote from Gods Wise and Sovereign Providence governing all the Earth. The known Empires here are supposed to have been managed by particular Angels represented according to the analogy between the colours of the Horses and the complexion of the Kingdoms. And it may seem likely that the rest of the World was not le[illegible: 1 letter]t without some to have care of them.