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11th month, 24th day 12 February 2007 Zechariah 1:7: Return to Jerusalem with mercy
The KJV translation of this passage is inaccurate, for the meanings of several of these Hebrew words were not clear to the translators, nor later to James Strong when he compiled his Hebrew Dictionary. The words, “I saw by night,” clearly indicate that this is Astronomical and Astrological information. Breaking down Zechariah1:8 we have three significant insights:
“a man riding upon a red horse”: The Hebrew word rakab, riding, entry H7392, simply indicate a
message vehicle that speaks to man. The Hebrew word translated red [’adom, meaning “rosy,”
also used in Zechariah 6:2] signifies the red planet, Mars, the astronomical harbinger of war.
[’adom, translated red in all seven uses, and a close derivative translated ruddy, indicates blood
to the face—vibrant health or bloody warfare. Genesis 15:30; Numbers 19:2; 2 Kings 3:22;
Isaiah 63:2; Zechariah 1:8; 6:2.]
“he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom”: According to a footnote in the Tanakh,
the Hebrew Scriptures, the word here translated myrtle trees is rendered “between the mountains”
in the Septuagint. Furthermore, the word rendered “in the bottom” in the KJV and “in the deep”
in the Tanakh, simply means “in the shade or shadow,” that is, on the dark side of the earth.
If this is a proper reading, and if the mountains here represent the sun and moon, as they do
in Zechariah 6 [see notes for 4 August 2008], this description is exceedingly accurate for 12
February 2007. Only Mars is positioned between the sun and moon on this date, and it is
below the horizon in the evening [rising only a little over an hour before sunrise] when
Mercury and Venus and Saturn are visible.
Continued . . .
[To see the Astronomy charts for these descriptions, go to www.wunderground.com/sky/index.asp and enter your zip code. At first check only the Features for Planets and Constellations, set the date for 12 February 2007 and set the time for 7:00 p.m. If you wish a closer view, click on South. Add or remove other Features to understand what you are viewing. Change the time to 12:00 p.m. to view Mars between the Sun and Moon.]
Gael Bataman
Originally Written: 30 March 2006
Latest Update: 26 July 2011
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