Zechariah 8:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.”
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What Does Zechariah 8:6 Mean?
The returned exiles were few, weak, and surrounded by enemies. Such glowing promises must have seemed unbelievable to them. God anticipates their doubt with a gentle question: even if this is too wonderful for you to imagine, is it too wonderful for Me?
Here is the great pivot from human limitation to divine power. What is impossible from the ground looks entirely possible from heaven's vantage. God invites the weak and the doubting to measure His promises not by their own resources but by His. Nothing is too hard for the Lord, and faith grows when we let the size of God, rather than the size of our problem, set our expectations.
Zechariah 8:6 in the Original Language
pala (פָּלָא), 'marvellous' -- something extraordinary, beyond ordinary human reach or wonder.
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What does Zechariah 8:6 mean?
What seems impossible to the small remnant is not too hard for the LORD of hosts.