Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 9:8

8 And I will encamp about mine house , because of the army , because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth ; and no oppressiour shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

Pitcht, not the Tents of Travellers and Shepherds, but of an Army, God in the midst of his own Hosts, and Angels among them, Guardians too.

This material Temple, but as 'tis an Emblem of the Church.

Of the Persian and Graecian Army, whose march lay either through or near to Iudaea, and Ierusalem.

Armies are very troublesom, costly, and dangerous in all their marches, the people of God, his City, and Temple shall be as Garrison'd and Fortified, as if secur'd by an host, God will have Angels pitch their Tents round about those that fear the Lord. Iudea was a thorough fare to the Aegyptian and Syrian Armies, to the Graecian and Persian, an unadvised attempt to stop Pharaoh Necho in his passage through once, cost Iosiah his Life, but God will be a guard to his people, whilest their Enemies are moving. All this was accomplished in the times of Alexander and his Successors, in midst of whose Wars, though the Iews suffered somewhat, yet they were mightily defended by their God.

As formerly, when they had ingress, egress, regress at their pleasure, as if Lords of the Soil, and of the People too.

I ever saw it, but now I manifest that I take notice of it purposely to redress it: I see how vilely they use my people, they shall do so no more. I Behold, as Psal. 10.14. mischief and spite to require it.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 letter]hap. 2.5.