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Zechariah 8:22

Zechariah 8:22

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Many people (peoples) and strong nations. This explains more fully. The Jews were not actuated by the missionary spirit, yet even before Christ's advent their religion had spread into all parts of the world, as we see from the catalogue of proselytes in .

Intimations of the same fact are given in ; . To seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem; i.e. to keep the solemn festivals observed there (comp. ; , , and note there).

The literal fulfilment of this prophecy is not to be looked for. It declares the future conversion of the Gentiles, and their being made one with Israel in the Church of Christ, "one fold under one Shepherd" ().

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