Zec 8:16-17 | TNotes | STEP | 8:16 God expects his people to act with integrity and justice (see Eph 4:25 ). • The courts (literally the gates ): Legal proceedings were conducted at the gates of the city or Temple (see Deut 21:19 ; 25:7 ).

a8:16►

bEph 4:25►

cDeut 21:19►

d25:7►

e8:17►

f7:8-10►

g8:16►

hPs 5:5►

iProv 6:16-19►

jPss 5:4►

k15:1►

l24:3►

‏ Zechariah 8:16-17

8:16 ^a God expects his people to act with integrity and justice (see Eph 4:25 ^b).

• The courts (literally the gates): Legal proceedings were conducted at the gates of the city or Temple (see Deut 21:19 ^c; 25:7 ^d).
8:17 ^e In Zechariah’s time, the people of Judah were guilty of the same sins that brought about the Babylonian exile. Such behavior put God’s plans for restoration in jeopardy (see 7:8-10 ^f; 8:16 ^g).

• I hate all these things: God’s hatred of evil (Ps 5:5 ^h; Prov 6:16-19 ⁱ) stems from his absolute holiness (Pss 5:4 ^j; 15:1 ^k; 24:3 ^l).