Zechariahchapter 4
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A.A golden lampstand and two olive treesvv. 1-5
1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep. 2 “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps. 3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” 4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. 5 “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
B.Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spiritvv. 6-10
6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. 7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” 8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you. 10 For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
C.The two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of all the earthvv. 11-14
11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” 12 And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” 13 “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. 14 So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
Chapter summary
A golden lampstand with a bowl above it, seven lamps, seven pipes, and two olive-trees beside it feeding it oil without human hands.
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Chapter summary
A golden lampstand with a bowl above it, seven lamps, seven pipes, and two olive-trees beside it feeding it oil without human hands.
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A golden lampstand with a bowl above it, seven lamps, seven pipes, and two olive-trees beside it feeding it oil without human hands. Zechariah asks what it means, and the answer is given for a governor rebuilding a temple with too few men and too little money: 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts' (4:6). The obstacle is addressed directly ('Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain') and the finish is guaranteed: the hands that laid the foundation shall also finish it. 'For who hath despised the day of small things?' The two olive-trees are the anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Zechariah — Zechariah overview
- A. 1–5 A golden lampstand and two olive trees
- B. 6–10 Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit
- C. 11–14 The two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of all the earth
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Zechariah 45 verses
- Zechariah 4:3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
- Zechariah 4:5“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
- Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
- Zechariah 4:13“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
- Zechariah 4:14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
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Zechariah 62 verses
- Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
- Zechariah 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
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1 Corinthians 22 verses
- 1 Corinthians 2:4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
- 1 Corinthians 2:12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
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Revelation 111 verse
- Revelation 11:4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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Zechariah 11 verse
- Zechariah 1:9“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
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Daniel 81 verse
- Daniel 8:18While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
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Jeremiah 311 verse
- Jeremiah 31:26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
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Revelation 41 verse
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
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