THE SLEEVE OF A JEWISH MAN

 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."’"..Zechariah 8:23

It's a common thing to see the little children grasping the edges of our clothes,when they are threatened and scared of something,This they do as a way of seeking for protection from the older ones,this part of scripture says just that.
Ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man- For every Jew, there shall be ten converts from among the Gentiles. But ten may here signify a great number, without comparison. And from this scripture it appears as if the Jews, converted to God, should be the instruments of converting many Gentiles. This can be compared to what prophet Isaiah wrote about in Isaiah 3:6.

As we break up the former part of scripture,we realize that there was certainly a great accession of converts which the Jewish Church received since the coming of Christ,the number of Christian disciples which the Jewish preachers made, and the future conversions were so great re-affirming what was written of old.

Ten-This is often a number that means ‘complete’ in the Bible. Examples are in Genesis 31:7; Leviticus 26:26; Judges 17:10; Ruth 4:2; 1 Samuel 1:8; Jeremiah 41:8. Perhaps here it is a picture of God’s ‘complete’ church.
Every language of the nations-This is what happened in Acts 2:5.
Shall grasp(hold firmly)-Exodus 4:4 uses these words, about Moses who was holding on to the snake’s tail. 1 Samuel 17:35 uses them about David who was holding on to the lion’s beard. In both passages, the men would not dare to stop holding.
The sleeve(edge of the coat)-This may link with Ruth 3:9 and Ezekiel 16:8. When they spread the edge of their clothing over them, it gave these people the security of marriage. In the New Testament, the Church is the bride of Christ, Revelation 21:2. And the name of the bride is Jerusalem!
Let us go with you-The Jews went to the temple to pray and to look for the LORD. So this probably means that people from everywhere wanted to obey the covenant. ‘
God is with you-reminds us of many Bible verses. Here are some examples: Genesis 21:22; Genesis 26:3; Exodus 3:12; Joshua 1:5.
Just as human kind should be grateful that Noah obeyed God,so should we be thankful that the earliest Jews to whom the gospel was preached to accepted the word of God and became Jesus Christ's disciples.
As we enjoy the gift of life,we should be the light of this world,that for every one christian there will be ten people who will receive Jesus Christ into their lives.