Zec 8:19 | TNotes | STEP | 8:19 Here the Lord finally answers the question posed by the delegates from Bethel (7:2-3 ). • The fast in early summer commemorated the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls (2 Kgs 25:3-4 ; Jer 52:6-7 ). The midsummer fast lamented the burning of Solomon’s Temple (2 Kgs 25:8-10 ; Jer 52:12-14 ). The fast in autumn marked the assassination of Gedaliah, governor of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 25:22-25 ; Jer 41:1-3 ) or the Day of Atonement (Lev 23:26-32 ). The fast in winter recalled the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 25:1 ; Jer 52:4 ). • The fasts will turn to feasts when God restores Israel and sets his glory among the nations (Isa 65:18-19 ).

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b7:2-3►

c2 Kgs 25:3-4►

dJer 52:6-7►

e2 Kgs 25:8-10►

fJer 52:12-14►

g2 Kgs 25:22-25►

hJer 41:1-3►

iLev 23:26-32►

j2 Kgs 25:1►

kJer 52:4►

lIsa 65:18-19►

‏ Zechariah 8:19

8:19 ^a Here the Lord finally answers the question posed by the delegates from Bethel (7:2-3 ^b).

• The fast in early summer commemorated the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls (2 Kgs 25:3-4 ^c; Jer 52:6-7 ^d). The midsummer fast lamented the burning of Solomon’s Temple (2 Kgs 25:8-10 ^e; Jer 52:12-14 ^f). The fast in autumn marked the assassination of Gedaliah, governor of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 25:22-25 ^g; Jer 41:1-3 ^h) or the Day of Atonement (Lev 23:26-32 ⁱ). The fast in winter recalled the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 25:1 ^j; Jer 52:4 ^k).

• The fasts will turn to feasts when God restores Israel and sets his glory among the nations (Isa 65:18-19 ^l).